malice
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He said he'd "done nothing but look out for her" and "didn't walk in with any bad intentions or any malice".
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
A mathematical model possesses neither intent, malice nor the will to defy its creators, let alone extinguish our species.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Prosecutors can prove murder charges based on someone’s intent to kill or through a defendant’s conscious disregard for human life, known as implied malice, legal experts told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Despite the vast trove of limited series available these days, over-the-top ‘80s-style melodramas like this, sagas laced with delectable malice, simply do not exist today. “
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
For a moment Sam caught a glitter in the black stones of their eyes, the very malice of which made him quail; but slowly he felt their will waver and crumble into fear.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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