baleful

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But it would be a mistake to think that Duesberg’s baleful influence on medical science will end with his death.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

Aside from the challenge this style represents to the rule of law and ordered liberty, it can have baleful political consequences too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

That’s the crux of horror flick “Good Boy,” in which Indy the retriever detects a baleful force that his human can’t see.

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2025

The details of Knight's upbringing were not disclosed in court, but Judge Richardson described them as "baleful".

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

Nodding, Dr. Trefusis asked me to fetch my Locke; which I did, receiving a baleful interrogatory look from Clippinger.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson