vindictive

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All would be lost, however, without Mays’ quicksilver brilliance — the way he can shift from savage irony to vindictive rage to godless despair in the space of a line.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Human Rights Watch called the verdict "cruel and vindictive", as well as an "alarming act of collective punishment".

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

“Saks launched a vindictive and unlawful scheme to destroy Kwatra’s reputation,” the lawsuit filed Tuesday in Suffolk Superior Court states.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Eventually, Dokoupil hastily caught up with the teleprompter midsentence, rattling off the many vindictive debasements that Pete Hegseth is wielding against Kelly.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026

But she could still hear Vandara’s voice, shrill with vindictive accusation: “She eats a lot.”

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry