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nastiness





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“The Black Spot,” which Fuchs and Kane co-wrote, displays the fruit of Derry’s bigotry in all its nastiness, a harvest so ripe and bountiful that Pennywise feasts to satiety.

From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2025

This nastiness has reached a crescendo with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who crossed the border at age 16 to escape gang violence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2025

"Generally female colleagues, but colleagues across the political spectrum, because the level of abuse and nastiness now is, I would say, worse than ever."

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2025

Coulam comes across as part Logan Roy, part Joe Exotic — cruel, charismatic, driven and able to inspire fealty even as he dispenses bitter nastiness.

From New York Times ● May 30, 2024

I indulged in my self-pity, the nastiness inside me curdling like putrid milk.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam


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