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vengeance

[ven-juhns] / ˈvɛn dʒəns /


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“And you will know my call sign is Sandy 1, when I lay my vengeance upon thee.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Their destruction, he suggests, is not vengeance but good governance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

The lust for vengeance eventually gets the better of him, but Swenson leads us step by step to depravity through sorrow, injustice and humiliation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

"I named him Muhoozi, which means vengeance, such that when someone wrongs me, he avenges," Museveni once explained.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

“No. This vengeance is not mine to take. There is someone else who owes you so much more.”

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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