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villain

[vil-uhn] / ˈvɪl ən /


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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

Just when it looked like the evening's pantomime villain would be an unlikely match-winner, White was penalised for a lunge on Federico Vinas in stoppage time.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

As Mr. Clark tells us, an allegation against the pastors was set in motion in 1835 by Count Finck von Finckenstein, a nasty moral scold and the villain of the story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

I would rather face a villain with a gun than a man with Ray’s 360 back kick.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri




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