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vindictively



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A judge would need the records to assess whether officials were “motivated by a desire to vindictively prosecute him as an act of retribution,” the lawsuit says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

What I do know from other family members is that my mother's other sister, back in Jersey City, regularly and vindictively threatened to reveal her secret.

From Salon Oct. 15, 2024

Mr Dennis also argued that Lord Hendy should resign from the government because "someone who responds so vindictively… to safety concerns should not be in charge of shaping the rail industry".

From BBC Aug. 30, 2024

When they sensed we were about to let them go, they vindictively deleted hundreds of documents in shared folders.

From Washington Post Nov. 10, 2022

Winking vindictively, he made for the stairs and vanished up them, taking the torch with him.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw



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