maleficence
Example Sentences
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For the moral physician, beneficence must always exceed maleficence.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2024
Speaking of corporate maleficence Warner Bros., how about releasing the series in the Blu-ray instead of the woefully antiquated DVD format?
From Washington Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
As an examination of pure maleficence, the movie is less than thorough.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
They may not be able to get their product in front of their fans, but MLB’s overlords still have managed to hit for the cycle of institutional maleficence.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 6, 2022
Of their ideas of the origin and duration of his existence; of his power and capacity; of his benignity or maleficence; or of their own emanation from him, I pretend not to speak.
From A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson by Watkin Tench
