malice
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As is the case throughout, the questioners—the chairman, played with snide malice by Michael McKean, is flanked by two “investigators”—are pious, bullying and laughably disingenuous.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
Lively’s team pointed to the judge’s finding that she acted without malice, while Baldoni’s attorneys emphasized that many of her original claims had been dismissed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
I think none of the characters in the film do anything with any malice.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
"Crucially, the New York Times would face a far more stringent burden of proof in Israel than under the US standard, as a mere lack of malice is insufficient to avoid liability," he said.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Franny saw that he was irritated, and to what extent, but, for the moment, with equal parts of self-disapproval and malice, she felt like speaking her mind.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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Take the Bad with the Good: Bene and Mal
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
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