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 • Jan. 26, 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

In this case, the risks of re-traumatization or other malign mental health impacts would be much higher.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

The strategy usefully highlights the importance of removing malign interests from the hemisphere—albeit without mentioning Russia or China or Cuba as those influences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

“I don’t speak Voidish,” said the king with his dull, malign grin.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin