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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

Suddenly, the last rays of sun disappeared from the horizon and darkness descended upon us like the shadow of malevolence.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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