malicious
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That wasn’t enough for Kennedy, who says the school has acted “willful, malicious, oppressive, fraudulent” and “despicable” as it planned its facility improvements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
"Each time the country sees a period of stability, malicious parties try to destabilise it," he added.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Such claims also require medical reports and paper trails and may entail an uphill struggle to prove malicious intent.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
Regarding scientific research, Anthropic said it was initially “necessary to be overly conservative” and “block most queries tied to biology work” to avoid malicious actors conducting “highly risky” research.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
The words came out tinged with an almost malicious sarcasm; Isidore blinked.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
Vocabulary lists containing malicious
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 2
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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