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malice

[mal-is] / ˈmæl ɪs /


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Jurors decided that Grossman also acted with malice and oppression and Erickson acted with malice, oppression, or fraud.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

I think none of the characters in the film do anything with any malice.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

The city, they concluded, had misjudged the situation but had not pursued Gamble from a place of malice.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

“I think we should focus on the new and leave behind negative rhetoric, the malice, and the effort to deceive—to keep deceiving Venezuelans and the world,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

He was neither handsome nor ugly, distinguished only by the malice that burned in his gray eyes, and that serpent smile of cunning and venom.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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