malice

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In a second phase, jurors added a further $3 million in total punitive damages after finding both companies had acted with malice, oppression or fraud.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Ultimately, the reviews exist to help other guests and hosts to make an informed decision, and the entire system works better if people are honest and act without malice.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

She argued that prosecutors failed to prove such malice and that the judge never clearly defined that term.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

When Mike makes an unexpected pass at her, Marge responds with grace, not malice.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

Here was some opening in the rock far wider than any they had yet passed; and out of it came a reek so foul, and a sense of lurking malice so intense, that Frodo reeled.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien