malicious
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Last year, security researchers found that hackers could potentially slip malicious prompts into emails sent to office workers using Microsoft 365 Copilot, an AI assistant.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
On AI safety, the G7 countries acknowledged "certain risks" posed by AI and that it "may be misused by malicious actors", committing to "adopting an innovation-friendly approach to addressing these risks".
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
And criminal defendants who face less malicious prosecutors will not have as much luck at SCOTUS.
From Slate • May 28, 2026
Will Gasparino was ejected in the fourth inning for malicious contact after he was caught in a rundown and ran over an Oregon player ready to tag him out at third base.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
He walked through life self-consciously with downcast eyes and burning cheeks, the object of contempt, envy, suspicion, resentment and malicious innuendo everywhere he went.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing malicious
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 2
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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