villain
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Fans may assume Cong is paying tribute to Batman's notorious arch-enemy the Joker, but the Chinese fighter says her persona is rooted in the joker playing card that inspired the comic-book villain.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Given all the suffering I’d seen, I had expected my medbed search to end with a villain.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
“I’m of a certain age,” she scolds the villain, who makes the mistake of condescending to her longevity, “not old!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
In early returns for Los Angeles mayor, Raman was in third place behind incumbent Karen Bass and reality TV villain Spencer Pratt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
I saw the villain pour the potion in the sleeping player king’s ear and heard the gasps around me.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Different characters — villains and helpers — pop up along his journey, as well as different tools and weapons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Should I have dressed preppier, like the quick-reflexed, collegiate fencing villains in the movies?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Tech CEOs, mimicking the villains of sci-fi, are telling the public that resistance is futile.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Nasty villains with evil plans to make us miserable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The throng of reporters, mostly Japanese, wanted a neatly scripted version of the calamity, replete with villains and heroes.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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