villain
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He sounds like an intriguing potential villain, but isn’t; after the first half of the movie, he is forgotten.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
It called the design, which allows the eye of the JRR Tolkien villain Sauron to be seen on some of the 50p collectables, "a UK coinage first".
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Harmon joined “One Life to Live” in 1976 to play Cathy Craig, the show’s first longtime villain.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
In an in-depth analysis of the issue, economist Robert Frank argued that inflation isn’t the villain.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
The poor fellow had never been cut out to be a villain.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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