sinister
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Then, Meta wants everyone to play with its new A.I. model but is the cuteness covering up something sinister?
From Slate β Oct. 17, 2026
Personalized pricing, or its more sinister name, “surveillance pricing,” is a method of setting prices whereby companies use personal data to make individualized offers.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 11, 2026
"Other Mommy," from Universal and Blumhouse, stars Chastain in a dual role as a sinister entity terrorizing a child -- made even worse by the fact that the demon resembles the girl's mother.
From Barron's β Oct. 11, 2026
Hartnett plays the hapless man well but his naivety could be concealing something more sinister, as it did in the M. Night Shyamalan thriller “Trap.”
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 1, 2026
And hard as Meggie tried to see something sinister about him, she couldn’t, not in the pale morning light.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 3
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