tormentor
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The Bowdens spend more time with their local tormentor than I have ever spent with my neighbors, whom I like quite a bit.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
In the dramatic courtroom conclusion, Caleb finds sympathy for his tormentor and terms him “a man worthy of affection and kindness.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
Tenor Roy Hage is the amiable Volmar, Hildegard’s confidant in the monastery and baritone David Adam Moore her tormentor abbot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
Before "Cobra Kai," Daniel LaRusso's tormentor Johnny Lawrence starred in an Internet fantasy pitching him as the real hero of "The Karate Kid."
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2025
Who? he wondered, peering to see his tormentor.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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