villain
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At an annual tennis invitational and white party at a billionaire’s Beverly Hills mansion last weekend, the reality TV villain and mayoral hopeful marveled at his potential path to victory.
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
Bass, they note, is a more cautious political figure than Pratt, a brash online influencer who relished playing the role of villain on MTV’s “The Hills.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
In an in-depth analysis of the issue, economist Robert Frank argued that inflation isn’t the villain.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
I had been thinking about the 1,001 Nights and wondering what would happen if Scheherazade was sick or dizzy one night and fell asleep right in front of the villain king.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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