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vile

[vahyl] / vaɪl /


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Mr. Vile played guitar in the band on its 2008 debut album, “Wagonwheel Blues,” and set out on his own that year with his first solo LP, “Constant Hitmaker.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

"Vile" trolling directed at Jay Slater's relatives during the search for the 19-year-old has been "so hurtful" and affected the investigation, a charity boss close to the family has said.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2024

Badio was arrested in the neighborhood of Petion Vile in Port-au-Prince, National Police spokesman Garry Desrosiers said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2023

Vile as Ye’s symbology was, this was a confusing statement, and an apt representation of Musk’s weird content-moderation philosophy.

From Slate • Dec. 2, 2022

And there I saw the bony brow of Hate; Vile, vicious sneers, the eyes of shriveled Scorn Among the writhing briers; each a thorn Of cavernous hunger barbed with burning fate.

From Accolon of Gaul with Other Poems by Cawein, Madison Julius




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