nefarious
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Cerimedo set up the hit, prosecutors charge, in a nefarious attempt at damage control.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Anthropic, the AI tech company behind Claude, released a report Thursday detailing how bad actors have attempted to use its products for nefarious ends, from scams and mass surveillance to biological weapons development.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
She previously told the Journal that she was unaware of Epstein’s nefarious behavior and it was a mistake to associate with him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
He has said he did not know about Epstein's "nefarious activity until Epstein was charged with trafficking in July 2019".
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
But her nefarious plot to bore me to death failed again, because The Tempest was even better than The Merchant of Venice.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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