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malevolence

[muh-lev-uh-luhns] / məˈlɛv ə ləns /


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Elordi’s “combination of beauty and something combustible” made him perfect for Heathcliff, says Fennell, adding that in the role he all but turns malevolence into a virtue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 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

In the room with us in Valencia, the dolls eyes’ are hypnotic, carrying a trace of malevolence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025

Nonetheless, the familiar images of malevolence in “Mickey 17” are rousing enough to make the film feel like a comfort in increasingly dire times.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2025

The unspeakable malevolence of the message is now buried deep inside the word, and out on the surface it presents itself as merely an obscenity.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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