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Noun
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Far from an expression of compassion toward animals, it was inspired by a sense of all fleshy things as evil.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
4 Aug. 2025 -
There’s no such thing as good and evil, according to parole boards.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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No criminality is suspected in either case, according to police.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
11 Aug. 2025
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Sometimes Hollywood stories do involve real criminality, as with All the President’s Men.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
19 July 2025
Noun
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The immorality and inhumanity of these acts have cascaded through families, friends, and communities.—
Nick Gauthier,
Hartford Courant,
7 July 2025
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In a Code world, no film should risk lowering an audience’s moral standards nor should evil or immorality be presented except as a cautionary tale.—
Betsy Golden Kellem,
JSTOR Daily,
25 June 2025
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Speaking after him, another pastor compared Austin to Nineveh, a city associated with wickedness in the Old Testament.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Donald Trump and Elon Musk and their universe of sycophants who worship wickedness can’t be changed by continues eye contact.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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“Harmfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harmfulness. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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