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aforethought

[uh-fawr-thawt, uh-fohr-] / əˈfɔrˌθɔt, əˈfoʊr- /








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And there’s no question it was a choice aforethought.

From New York Times Dec. 22, 2022

Everything he has done in his whole life has been with malice aforethought.

From Salon Jun. 1, 2022

Ramos’s premeditation, or malice aforethought, is manifest also through time.

From Washington Post Oct. 30, 2019

As Regina George, the reigning mean girl with malice aforethought, Taylor Louderman is a contender for lead actress in a musical.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 7, 2018

"But, if your supposition is to hold good, how did your father happen to be in possession of that dagger, which evidently was made with malice aforethought, as the lawyers say?"

From No Clue A Mystery Story by Hay, James




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