villain
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That refusal to cast anyone as a clear-cut villain is something critics have highlighted in their reviews.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Bringing up the insurgent rear is Spencer Pratt, a one-time reality TV villain whose house burned down in the devastating fires.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
"She actually looked at a motion picture and went, 'I get it! He's going to be the villain and they're going to do this'," he recalled.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Why would anyone see a maker of good chicken—or the man who brought the whole world of consumer options to your doorstep—as a villain?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
He was the Snow Man, and he could be either hero or villain, Indomitable or Abominable.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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