malevolently

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In this way, human bias - the automatic and understandable assumption that your friends and colleagues are not acting malevolently - would be less likely to be a factor in management decision-making.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2023

Tolkien’s fantasy epic “The Lord of the Rings,” whose gaze lingers malevolently over the lands of Middle-earth.

From New York Times • May 8, 2023

Commercial speech is degrading our public and private lives, not malevolently or conspiratorially but for the most part mindlessly.

From Salon • May 29, 2022

The Robots’ promise – “We are programmed just to do / anything you want us to” – feels like a malevolently taunting lie, but Spacelab and Neon Lights are beautifully benign.

From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2020

The password had evidently changed, however, for the stone gargoyle did not spring to life and jump aside, but stood frozen, glaring at Harry malevolently.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling