scoundrel
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He’s a master of both Andersonian acting styles: the freewheeling scamp and the scoundrel who speaks with a sniper’s precision.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
The question Mr. Junod explores is whether his father was a scoundrel or merely a rascal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
In American journalism it is permissible, although not as common as it needs to be, to call an elected scoundrel a scoundrel.
From Salon ● May 20, 2023
He would be a scoundrel if he were Brad Pitt, but he’s not.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2023
The Daily Mail says Galtieri's brand of patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Even when scoundrels are convicted, as Milton was, the prominent people who were in their orbit, if only peripherally, keep their reputations and wealth mostly intact.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
Rogers cross-examined prosecution witnesses blisteringly, portraying them as scoundrels who were lying about Darrow to save themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2024
Sinclair in "The Lesson" to the roster of the many scoundrels Grant has played over the years.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2023
Bending disclosure rules is, to his mind, perpetually justified by the desire to shield his good name from any scoundrels who would dare speak ill of him.
From Slate ● May 8, 2023
Are your other sources lying scoundrels? roller coaster.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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