vicious
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For all of the vicious debates over sex ed in the ’90 and 2000s, those pushing abstinence and those promoting comprehensive health education could largely agree on one thing: We wanted teen pregnancies to decrease.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
My generation has suffered from two vicious influences that have undermined our collective elasticity and perseverance, and with that, our willingness to take risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
There’s a great train-track crossing sequence that’s also a vicious callback to Richard Dreyfuss’ epiphany in “Close Encounters.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
We cannot leave women living within the teeth of this vicious disease.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
After all, Father’s family might be as vicious as a pack of starving hyenas.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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