vengeance
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Making vengeance look human again is Harris’ great strength.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Lee Marvin plays an implacable man out for vengeance in this 1967 thriller, arriving in a 4K restoration, that keeps the audience at a cool remove.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Crowds gathered on Sunday in Iran's south to call for vengeance following the killing of Khamenei in US and Israeli attacks, Iranian media reported.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
He said there would be "secrets, betrayals, vengeance and perhaps one last dinner party", referring to a famous scene from series two.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
"Fits too damned well to be a coincidence! Anthony Marston dies of asphyxiation or choking last night after dinner, and Mother Rogers oversleeps herself with a vengeance."
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
Vocabulary lists containing vengeance
Words from "The Avengers"
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