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"You didn't have to worry about him with anything, he wasn't vicious in any way, shape or form," he told the court, adding that Ms Hempstead occasionally fed Trigg food from her mouth.

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Many “Alien: Earth” viewers might claim to be shocked at her mutiny if we didn’t know how vicious 11-year-old girls can be when given the opportunity to preside over a social hive.

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"One's heart has to go out to the good people at Bodycare who are losing their jobs, the suppliers missing payments, and the landlords losing rent. That is the vicious circle of business failure."

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At the time of the incident, the Prison Officers Association said the staff sustained life-threatening injuries including burns, scalds and stab wounds in an "unprovoked" and "vicious" attack.

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Coran’s Rachel plays a clever tough guy who puts on a vicious façade to avoid an actual fight.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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