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vengeful

[venj-fuhl] / ˈvɛndʒ fəl /


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Some found out via the news that their personal information might’ve been compromised, NPR reports, and aren’t sure how the bureau will protect them if vengeful criminals get their hands on it.

From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026

The show finds ways to expose the worst in its characters, their pettiest, most vengeful, greediest parts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

She called Rose "an author of her own wrongdoing" and said her false report to police had been "vengeful and wicked".

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Odysseus may have held out hope throughout years of setbacks, obstacles and traps laid by vengeful deities, but the man who plays him on the big screen is no optimist.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

The difference between Bobby and Dickens’s good doctor was the voice: Manette’s was faint, “dreadful and pitiable”; Bobby’s was booming, ferocious and vengeful.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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