malign
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Yet that’s also how Malone feels about the current climate of Hollywood — a once-stable neighborhood fending off malign forces.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
This week, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the UK must "deal with malign state actors" and suggested his government would bring forward legislation "as quickly as possible".
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Schumer in his statement, noted that “Iran’s malign regional activities, nuclear ambitions, and harsh oppression of the Iranian people demands American strength, resolve, regional coordination, and strategic clarity.”
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026
They expect us to “consider the source of their ideas, or the cultural influences upon them, which are often malign and give them perverse incentives to acquire the ‘mind-forg’d manacles’ with which they live.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
And another: “Malcolm X is one of our most significant and miltant leaders. We are in a battle. Efforts will be made to malign and discredit him. ...”
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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