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nefarious

[ni-fair-ee-uhs] / nɪˈfɛər i əs /


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What you see as nefarious he may regard as a welcome respite to months of unwelcome change.

From MarketWatch

But government and industry officials say there is limited ability to engineer out nefarious intent.

From The Wall Street Journal

But in the wrong hands, whether that is an overbearing state or a foreign power, the information could be used for something more nefarious.

From BBC

Even in situations with less nefarious intent, chatbots are purveyors of misinformation.

From Seattle Times

Meanwhile, billions of dollars in dark money from nefarious corporate sources can produce pseudo-science and swells of online conspiracy theories which can have a gravitational pull-on public opinion.

From Salon