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vindictive

[vin-dik-tiv] / vɪnˈdɪk tɪv /


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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

The legal bar for proving a defendant was targeted for selective or vindictive prosecution is high.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

A separate tribunal a few days later on 5 July 2018 awarded an ex-teacher £8,000, finding Foden and senior staff had treated him in a "petty and vindictive manner".

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

Fear and anger can make us vindictive and abusive, unjust and unfair, until we all suffer from the absence of mercy and we condemn ourselves as much as we victimize others.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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