baleful
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In the meantime, the tower's 400,000-euro outdoor LED screen has been turned off for months after online memes re-imagined it as the baleful eye of Sauron's fortress of Barad-dur from "The Lord of the Rings".
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Aside from the challenge this style represents to the rule of law and ordered liberty, it can have baleful political consequences too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025
That’s the crux of horror flick “Good Boy,” in which Indy the retriever detects a baleful force that his human can’t see.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2025
The details of Knight's upbringing were not disclosed in court, but Judge Richardson described them as "baleful".
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2025
Late in the afternoon he and Ron escaped Hermione’s baleful presence again, and under the pretense of scouring the bare hedges for nonexistent blackberries, they continued their ongoing exchange of news.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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