bad actor
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If a bad actor made it that far, there was already an intelligence failure in allowing a plot to go forward, security analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“To watch you be a bad actor was so hilarious and then you would you would modulate it and change it,” Giamatti continues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Vance’s act wasn’t just painful because he’s such a bad actor.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
Distributors are asked to provide the metadata for each individual song, which makes it possible for a bad actor to submit music using an existing artist's name, or one with a very similar spelling.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
He had looked strangely comical, like a bad actor auditioning for a solemn part in a play.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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