malignant
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So everything he is doing now is about legacy, and with a malignant narcissist who knows that he may not be long for this earth, the danger that comes with those realizations is acute.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
“The more he stretches the truth in the name of the sale, the more desperate he becomes. Once inside our living room, however, he is far more malignant than any of that.”
From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026
The new findings show that although IDH wildtype glioblastoma and IDH-mutant glioma are both malignant brain tumors, they arise from different types of cells and begin in different regions of the brain.
From Science Daily • Jan. 28, 2026
Sentencing, the judge said Rhodes's cowardice added to his list of "malignant characteristics".
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026
About this time, this destroying scourge, the malignant fever, crept in among us.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
Vocabulary lists containing malignant
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7
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