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malign

[muh-lahyn] / məˈlaɪn /




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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

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

"We need stronger powers to tackle the malign threat posted by states like Iran," he said, vowing to fast-track legislation.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

After the patrols got under way, there weren’t any suspected malign incidents for about a year, Abrahamson said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 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

Mr. Tal- mage, true to the fawning, cringing spirit of ortho- doxy, lauds the living queen and cruelly maligns the genius dead.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Robert Green Ingersoll

Instead, Lawrence presented the emperor with the city’s poor and maligned, insisting that he confront the oppression he had forced on them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Oral estrogens have been unfairly maligned, while transdermal patches have been deemed a safer option.

From MarketWatch ● May 12, 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

The new phase comes as the cryptocurrency company Tether and its eponymous token, once maligned as the stablecoin choice of outlaws, seek to gain acceptance in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026

Maria Isabel feels she is being forced to have her daughter’s celebration with women who have maligned her as a bad mother.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

Sheinbaum regularly bemoans what she views as “fake news” maligning her leadership.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

I am in no way maligning Tracey’s question, though.

From Slate ● Dec. 28, 2024

Schultz and Gershman expect that, should Carroll proceed with another complaint and trial, Trump will receive much steeper punitive damages than previously adjudged as the court attempts to further deter him from maligning her.

From Salon ● Mar. 11, 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

Any one who maintains that there actually and consciously prevails such a basely materialistic meaning of "practical" is but a poor cynic maligning the world which tolerates him.

From Platform Monologues by T. G. (Thomas George) Tucker




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