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vengeance

[ven-juhns] / ˈvɛn dʒəns /


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The stories frame the all-consuming desire for retaliation as an integral aspect of our mortal lives; no one gets out without hankering for a bit of vengeance.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

As a result, unlike what his name would suggest, Unique is a fairly generic loner who dully seeks vengeance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Their destruction, he suggests, is not vengeance but good governance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

The worries about software stocks—the so-called SaaSpocalypse—returned with a vengeance on Friday, expanding across the tech complex to chips and other hardware plays, as well.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

But, as she had told Feral, she’d spent her vengeance years ago.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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