nefarious
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Paul Alexander Nolan’s Max, the owner of a boardwalk video store who crashes into the lives of the Emerson family, puts on a Clark Kent facade to conceal his nefarious alter ego.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Here, siblings Mario and Luigi team with Princess Peach and Toad on an interstellar adventure and face off against the nefarious fire-breathing Bowser and his son.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Related: ‘Could a nefarious caregiver steal her money?’
From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026
But agents have to be given powerful permissions to do their jobs, and we are already seeing this being exploited in potentially nefarious ways in what are called prompt injection attacks.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
The Criminal Element spoke often, and passionately, about the nefarious activities that every human being is capable of.
From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo
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