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Spark excelled in dark humor of a particular British type—apparently presentable people plotting ingeniously malignant crimes (think Roald Dahl)—and combined this with a gift for dry, demimondaine London dialogue in the style of, say, Anthony Powell.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
14 Jan. 2026 -
According to his official death certificate obtained by PEOPLE, The Middle alum’s death was a result of malignant neoplasm of the bladder, better known as bladder cancer.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Ireland is now one of the most virulent anti-Israel countries in Europe, blurring the line between criticizing Israeli policies and questioning Israel’s right to exist.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Nov. 2025
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The effort to repeal the 19th Amendment also comes amid virulent sexism from conservative influencer Nick Fuentes, who blamed women for low birth rates in an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson in late October.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Nov. 2025
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These computer viruses often spread through malicious ads embedded in popular websites or infected links in YouTube video descriptions, according to SpyCloud.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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Jesse Jeremiah, 51, was arrested on suspicion of malicious destruction of railroad property, vandalism and unlawfully stealing and carrying away copper materials, jail records show.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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Desperate migrants are forced to leave Greenland after a malevolent force makes their island uninhabitable.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Jan. 2026
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The deceased individuals who were subjected to corpse-killing were not always once powerful and malevolent, like King Abel.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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The only way to get to that conclusion, however, is to make a lot of uncharitable assumptions about Kimmel’s thinking.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
18 Sep. 2025
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That utilitarian descriptor may seem a bit uncharitable, but the fact is, the 2.0-liter, OHV inline-four is rugged, indefatigable and, making about 100 hp, sufficiently powerful to scoot the 2,100-pound roadster along at a nice pace.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This crisis comes as the United States casts doubt on its role as Europe’s security and strategic guarantor, a malign and militarized Russia presents a growing existential threat, and Europe’s inability to harness its collective economic resources undermines its collective defense.—
Douglas Rediker,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Dec. 2025
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Trump in his radio interview pushed back against the notion that the settlement, which offers plentiful concessions to Russia, would embolden Putin to carry out further malign action on his European neighbors.—
Illia Novikov,
Fortune,
21 Nov. 2025
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Glenn Close, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington and Andrew Scott play members of the spiteful holy man’s cult of personality.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
25 Nov. 2025
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Meester holds her cards close to her chest, leaving us to wonder whether Joanne is being spiteful and shallow (given her trajectory … probably) or whether this woman is really that unbearable.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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His new one tells the story of a young woman sent from the afterlife to guide a hateful oil baron through the process of dying — and what comes next.—
Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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Increasingly common, but not commonplace Greller describes threats and hateful rhetoric as a big problem that's becoming more frequent, but not commonplace.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Antihumanitarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antihumanitarian. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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