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villain

[vil-uhn] / ˈvɪl ən /


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And Colin’s turn as a villain is even more impressive when you get to be around him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Given all the suffering I’d seen, I had expected my medbed search to end with a villain.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

But there was still time for resident villain Horwood to direct a jibe at broadcaster Will Best's hip action: "Call in the paramedics darling, dislocation - my goodness."

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

“If you want to win at the highest level,” a graphic posted at LSU’s team facility this week read, “you have to become a villain in someone else’s story.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The film was horrific for its time, a villain played by a young girl, appearing as innocent as any other.

From "Allegedly" by Tiffany D. Jackson

Director Pedraza eventually has to cover other less feverish territory, namely the real plot behind Marfil’s kidnapping and the involvement of her father with Russians, who have come back into vogue as all-purpose villains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

He recalls a time when he played a couple of villains in a row and similar offers poured in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Tech CEOs, mimicking the villains of sci-fi, are telling the public that resistance is futile.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

There are no villains here, just a group of super-fit college grads.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

No matter how I tried, I just could not relate them to the villains described in the da-zi-bao.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang




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