nastiness
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“The Black Spot,” which Fuchs and Kane co-wrote, displays the fruit of Derry’s bigotry in all its nastiness, a harvest so ripe and bountiful that Pennywise feasts to satiety.
From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2025
This nastiness has reached a crescendo with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who crossed the border at age 16 to escape gang violence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2025
Speaking to Nick Robinson's Political Thinking podcast, she argued "the level of abuse and nastiness" in political debate was "worse than ever".
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2025
Coulam comes across as part Logan Roy, part Joe Exotic — cruel, charismatic, driven and able to inspire fealty even as he dispenses bitter nastiness.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2024
Maybe he was right, maybe the nastiness was just a reaction to the pain, but I don’t know, right then I was thinking some girl might be dead.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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