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malicious

[muh-lish-uhs] / məˈlɪʃ əs /


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And sometimes she still takes issue with how Owens speaks, saying her criticisms can be malicious and not Christian.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

Clément Delangue, Hugging Face’s chief executive, said he believed there was no malicious intent.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

At one point, he accused his former father-in-law, the senator, of continuing “to fund and enable his daughter’s malicious campaign to ruin my life despite his knowledge of her mental health issues.”

From Slate Aug. 1, 2026

Her lawyers said the "malicious invasion of Ms. Grande's privacy and disruption of her career have caused her substantial and irreparable harm due to this breach of privacy."

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

“No, of course not. That is just malicious gossip. But no one in Wethersfield has anything to do with Hannah Tupper.”

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare




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