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“The system is operating in this state of malign neglect and carelessness that has a real impact on people’s financial lives,” she said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

"My Administration has guarded against the risks posed by malign foreign actors who attempt to swindle American citizens by taking advantage of the generosity of our Nation," the first executive order says.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

The rumor among her people is that Mary has been cursed with this malign power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Yet that’s also how Malone feels about the current climate of Hollywood — a once-stable neighborhood fending off malign forces.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

Dany caught a glimpse of a malign black face, almost human, and an arched tail dripping venom . . . and then the box flew from her hand in pieces, turning end over end.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Much like the recent reclaiming of the bimbo as empowering and gossip as an act of feminist resistance, her L.A. hot girl TikToks remove guilt from the pleasure of feminine hobbies that patriarchy maligns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2023

If a media organization knowingly and falsely maligns a public figure, the fact that it reported nice and true things elsewhere is no defense.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2023

But the movement has been getting pushback from some Hindu Americans who argue that such legislation maligns a specific community.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 21, 2023

The girls' family has also questioned the police's version, saying it maligns their daughters.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2022

However, it is so in the world; malice always maligns truth.

From The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Bernal Díaz del Castillo

Others think the floods were far worse than any recent precedent, and that the Eastlands have been unfairly maligned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

McKellen has made dozens of films since, from superhero blockbusters to character-driven indies like “Six Degrees of Separation” and musicals such as “Beauty and the Beast” and even the maligned “Cats.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

Once maligned for taking on debt to fuel costly media acquisitions, AT&T has since sold off those units and refocused on core telecommunications activities.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 7, 2026

Richly talented but much maligned, England captain Harry Brook finally achieved redemption at Pallekele stadium in Kandy after a torrid few months -- and came of age as a leader.

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

Neanderthals and archaic Homo sapiens probably also had a hard time talking behind each other’s backs—a much maligned ability which is in fact essential for cooperation in large numbers.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

CompassCare has responded by furiously maligning Kamke in public, an unusual way to treat a former patient.

From Slate ● May 28, 2024

The 50-year-old journalist was living in Kenya to avoid arrest at home on charges of maligning the powerful military.

From Washington Times ● May 25, 2023

“I don’t think she’s maligning ‘Deal or No Deal.’”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2022

InfoWars founder and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones continued his maligning of presiding Travis County, Texas District Court Judge Maya Guerra Gamble on Wednesday night not long after his defamation trial adjourned.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2022

And the missionaries also have been here each day, maligning thee, and forcing me to join the hue and cry.

From The Valley of the Kings by Marmaduke William Pickthall