tormentor
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The Bowdens spend more time with their local tormentor than I have ever spent with my neighbors, whom I like quite a bit.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
The Colorado woman went to the local cops for help; the detective assigned to her case sent warrants to Google and mobile providers, hoping to find the identity of her digital tormentor.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
In the dramatic courtroom conclusion, Caleb finds sympathy for his tormentor and terms him “a man worthy of affection and kindness.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
Tenor Roy Hage is the amiable Volmar, Hildegard’s confidant in the monastery and baritone David Adam Moore her tormentor abbot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
So the story of the girl who had defeated their tormentor was passed from one to another in languages that had gone generations without once uttering the word human.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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