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
And criminal defendants who face less malicious prosecutors will not have as much luck at SCOTUS.
From Slate • May 28, 2026
Salieri is malicious and conniving, which Bettany disconcertingly says was very easy to embody.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Several US states have passed laws prohibiting such use, though many apply primarily to malicious or commercial exploitation.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
“For how long?” mocked the profane old man with a gleam of malicious elation.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing malicious
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 2
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