malignant
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In any case, a person with the psychology of a malignant adolescent is unlikely to think very far past the conviction that wielding awesome powers of destruction is cool.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel has Dr. Frankenstein bicker with his creature about her potential existence before deciding against it in fear that “she might become ten thousand times more malignant than her mate.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 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
These findings provide the first clear evidence that malignant brain tumors do not suddenly appear at a single moment.
From Science Daily • Jan. 28, 2026
Now Tali’s death had driven home the fact that there was a malignant force out there, and she knew she had to open her eyes and look it in the face.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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