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Actress Alison Sweeney, who has played the scheming soap villainess on and off for decades, is reprising her role on the long-running daytime drama.
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024
In his Philippics, a series of vitriolic speeches lambasting Antony, Cicero cast Fulvia as a bloodthirsty and rapacious villainess.
—Daisy Dunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 July 2024
The villainess is typically shown to have a thick Brooklyn accent — most notably, perhaps, by Batman: The Animated Series voice actress Arleen Sorkin, who originated the character for her official DC debut in the TV show as Joker's love interest.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 23 July 2024
Easier said than done for the roly-poly panda, who befriends a thieving fox (Awkwafina) and faces a shape-shifting villainess (Viola Davis) who magically steals other martial arts masters' abilities.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024
In his Philippics, a series of vitriolic speeches lambasting Antony, Cicero cast Fulvia as a bloodthirsty and rapacious villainess.
—Daisy Dunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 July 2024
The villainess is typically shown to have a thick Brooklyn accent — most notably, perhaps, by Batman: The Animated Series voice actress Arleen Sorkin, who originated the character for her official DC debut in the TV show as Joker's love interest.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 23 July 2024
Easier said than done for the roly-poly panda, who befriends a thieving fox (Awkwafina) and faces a shape-shifting villainess (Viola Davis) who magically steals other martial arts masters' abilities.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
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The series follows the lives of two Parisian teenagers, Marinette and Adrien, who transform into the superheroes Ladybug and Cat Noir to protect their city from mysterious villains while navigating the challenges of school, friendships, and secret identities.Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 2 Dec. 2024
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Moana 2's beguiling new villain shares a shadowy history with Maui The song comes near the climax of the sequel, as Moana reaches her lowest point, ready to give up on her attempts to reach the lost island of Motufetu and reconnect the people of Oceania.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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You are being forced to surrender your country without a fight to the gang of traitors, thieves, and scoundrels who have seized power.Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
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Still, our heroes are not traditional heroes but rather scoundrels and knaves and outcasts, all of whom have complex inner turmoil and compelling character arcs.Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Adapted by Ronan Bennett from the hit Frederick Forsyth novel, Season 1 follows an unrivaled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal (Redmayne), who makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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But some releases have contained mysterious information, such as the name of a CIA agent who followed assassin Oswald’s mail, according to the New York Times, citing expert interviews.Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Imagine Millennial filmmakers asserting a new neorealism to examine the intimate, fraternal, and familial relations of those infamous Martin, Brown, and Floyd reprobates.Armond White, National Review, 19 June 2024
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All these years later, all of us remain just as torn about these enormously charismatic reprobates.Will Leitch, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
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In the first few minutes of the premiere, Oz murders Falcone-family heir Alberto for laughing at his story about Rex Calabrese, the neighborhood gangster Oz idolized for his openheartedness.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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But the 79-year-old Duterte later said gangsters — not police officers — made up his death squad, adding to the ambiguity surrounding the squad’s operations.Reuters, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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The wretch in question has cut down one of the speaker’s spruce trees without his permission.Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2023
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Had this poor wretch been well supplied with friends and money the result, as in numerous other instances, might have been different.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2023
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Often regarded by historians as a collection of savage tribes, the Scythians emerge as a pivotal force of the ancient world in this monumental history.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
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Nearly 32 years ago, Rodney King’s savage beating by police in Los Angeles prompted heartfelt calls for change.Aaron Morrison, Claudia Lauer and Adrian Sainz, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Jan. 2023
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“Villainess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villainess. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.
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