malicious
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“Someone is using this brand for their own malicious purposes,” Pozdnyakov said when reached by the Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
Jimenez’s civil rights attorney, Greg Jackson, said he was filing suit against the federal government this week alleging malicious prosecution and abuse of process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
It's the second time this week, which the UK has called a "malicious hoax".
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Several cases have also been reported across Austria, where Interior Minister Gerhard Karner condemned the incidents as "cowardly, malicious and in some cases life-threatening".
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Thomas didn’t like the malicious way the boy had said the word.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
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