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In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, which classic literary work does Khan quote to Captain Kirk?

wrath

[rath, rahth, rawth] / ræθ, rɑθ, rɔθ /


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Despite his efforts to avoid incurring the wrath of Uncle Sam, Marset eventually came into the crosshairs of the DEA.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

"They've already felt the wrath of the US," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Of course, as so many 19th-century paintings capture, left out of this telling is that Orestes’ crimes incur the Furies’ wrath.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026

“Like Shakespeare’s Iago, enraged by being passed over for promotion, he turned his wrath on his mentor and leader,” the complaint said, about Harris.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

I also regretted it once Jay released her wrath.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas




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