malign

Example Sentences

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"We are not faulting the social media companies for failure to remove malign content from their platforms," Bergman told AFP.

From Barron's

Dictators, autocrats and other malign actors strategically use humor as a type of diminutive to minimize their real intent and to distract the public and media.

From Salon

"As a teenager himself when he committed the offence, he was vulnerable to the malign influences that pray on our young people in today's online world," he added.

From BBC

Defence Secretary John Healey said the action was "in full compliance with international law", adding the UK "will not stand by as malign activity increases on the high seas".

From BBC

It has been maligned for gas leaks, and was the reason a plane was grounded after passengers remonstrated against the smell wafting from the cargo hold.

From BBC