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In 2024, Tina Knowles, 71, underwent a lumpectomy to have the malignant tumor removed.—
Sara Vallone,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2025 -
Based on breast imaging, AI tools can be used to better predict if a lesion is malignant and support clinical decision making.—
Eyal Shamir,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In the most recent episode, the clans form a temporary détente at the funeral of Tommy Stevenson (Felix Edwards), with Conrad’s devious wife Maeve (Helen Mirren) scheming to draw blood behind his back.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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The demand for devious domains to successfully trick users has never been higher.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The end of the first season saw Dream (Tom Sturridge) endeavor to become a gentler overlord of the Dreaming; meanwhile, Gwendoline Christie's malevolent Lucifer Morningstar plots with Roger Allam's Lord Azazel to foil Dream's plans, and wreak havoc on the entire waking world.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Another worry is the physical threat posed to the Grid by malevolent acts, particularly by terrorists.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Several diss tracks followed, with the musicians hurling increasingly spiteful insults at each other relating to accusations of domestic abuse, exploitation and pedophilia.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Mar. 2025
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The more spiteful Drake could smell a world of buff, misogynistic grifters taking hold and made sure to set up shop where the audience would be.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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These emails might include malicious links designed to install malware or steal login information.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Time to update: Apple has discovered hackers exploiting an iOS bug via malicious media files.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The antisemitic charge is a slur in its own right, tainting a broad range of institutions with a single hateful brush.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Prater, a graduate student in her first season with the Bulldogs, appeared to disable her comment section on some of her Instagram posts after facing an influx of hateful messages following the devastating injury Watkins suffered in the first half of their second round game.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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William and his assistants were nonetheless able to build solid pillars of data, mass death broken down into discrete numerals to represent sexes, ages, locations, seasons, years, and causes of mortality, which included starvation, scurvy, dysentery, cholera, typhus, and relapsing fever.—
Fintan O'Toole,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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However, over weeks, people with little to no vitamin C can get scurvy.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
12 Feb. 2025
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And in the early 20th century, a fungal pathogen arrived imported on trees from China that proved to be incredibly virulent and incredibly deadly to American chestnuts.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025
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Moreover, letting the virus spread uncontrollably in thousands or even millions of birds gives the virus countless opportunities to evolve and become more virulent.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Scoundrelly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoundrelly. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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