vicious
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A certain level of immigration is also desirable to avoid population declines in aging Western nations, which could spark a vicious cycle of ever fewer workers and falling consumer demand, Manning and others argue.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Gererd Pike of Hooked Up Fishing said his fishing charter boat was six miles from Kennedy Shoal on Sunday and he had seen large numbers of "vicious, unpredictable" bull sharks in the area.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
Rex Reed, the longtime movie critic and celebrity interviewer known for his contrarian attitude and eloquent, vicious jabs of his pen, died Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Fans of mixed metaphors will enjoy Czechia's Daniel Žižka, whose song Crossroads finds him in open waters... and in foreign fields, and in a golden cage and also in a "vicious spider web".
From BBC • May 8, 2026
“But there is one culprit—one vicious predator—that is most to blame.”
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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