malign
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Schumer in his statement, noted that “Iran’s malign regional activities, nuclear ambitions, and harsh oppression of the Iranian people demands American strength, resolve, regional coordination, and strategic clarity.”
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026
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 • Jan. 18, 2026
"The malicious and malign intent is really sinister," the officer said.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025
Now perceiving Miss Brodie as a malign influence, this disillusioned young woman reflects on her onetime role model: “She thinks she is Providence . . . she sees the beginning and the end.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
Can it be that there is a malign influence of the sun at periods which affects certain natures—as at times the moon does others?
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
