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malevolence

[muh-lev-uh-luhns] / məˈlɛv ə ləns /


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He concedes, quite ruefully, that in his coverage of war-torn Syria he utterly misread the malevolence of Bashar al-Assad.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 24, 2025

He is a throbbing mass of malevolence, turned up — to reference Reiner’s “This Is Spinal Tap” — to 11.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2025

After messaging became direct, Mr Price said there was never "malevolence" and that all the numbers she contacted were publicly available after being leaked in the Portuguese police files.

From BBC Nov. 4, 2025

"It's not a sense of malevolence, but a huge sense of negligence and neglect and not following good practice," added Esme.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2025

The being who appeared was so massive, radiating such pure malevolence, that Percy wanted to crawl away and hide.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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