villain
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It sounds like something a James Bond — or cartoon — villain would come up with, but there it is.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
And the 5ft 9in southpaw said she is ready to draw on the experience of being the pantomime villain.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
If the plate umpire goes, with it goes one of baseball’s most entertaining/maddening presences–a puff-chested judge and jury, a baked-in villain, an essential part of the game’s pacing and flow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
The film’s trailer promises more political upheaval, introduces a new villain and teases Paul and Chani’s future child.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
If there were such a goddess in a book of olden tales, she would be the villain, tormenting the innocent from her high castle.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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