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malice

[mal-is] / ˈmæl ɪs /


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The punitive phase of the civil trial began Thursday, after jurors determined that Grossman had acted with malice and oppression and Erickson with malice, oppression or fraud.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Jurors decided that Grossman also acted with malice and oppression and Erickson acted with malice, oppression, or fraud.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

The city, they concluded, had misjudged the situation but had not pursued Gamble from a place of malice.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

“I think we should focus on the new and leave behind negative rhetoric, the malice, and the effort to deceive—to keep deceiving Venezuelans and the world,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

He teased Johnson about it, but without malice.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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