malicious
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I guess if I walk through the various checks available—One: criminal charges for malicious prosecution and other kinds of things.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
Several US states have passed laws prohibiting such use, though many apply primarily to malicious or commercial exploitation.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
Rosenior said they had been "dealt with" and that they had "not come from any place of malicious intent towards me or the team".
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
FBI Director Kash Patel filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against the Atlantic and one of its writers, alleging a recent article was malicious and inaccurate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Downtown San Francisco became alien and cold, and the streets I had loved in a personal familiarity were unknown lanes that twisted with malicious intent.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
Vocabulary lists containing malicious
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