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malevolent

[muh-lev-uh-luhnt] / məˈlɛv ə lənt /


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Had it heeded a more malevolent sensibility than an instinct to overexplain, it might have been more ruthlessly effective at yucking our yum for road trips.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Anthropic CEO and co-founder Dario Amodei recently cited horrifying scenarios if the technology falls into malevolent hands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

But he sure makes the strongest case for being the most malevolent, influential force there, a malignancy that poisons everything he touches.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

It’s like a malevolent Ouroboros, where we can’t tell which is the head and which the tail, or which end is swallowing the other.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025

The door slid open, and Dr. Cable’s malevolent voice poured out.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld




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