revenge
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For as long as we’ve been going to the movies, there’s been no shortage of revenge films.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Denmark's Anders Antonsen won the badminton men's singles final of the Thailand Open on Sunday, getting his revenge against homegrown Kunlavut Vitidsarn who defeated the Dane last year.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
Her fable depicts twin sisters on a revenge road trip, seeking to right the wrongs of their early childhood at the behest of their estranged mother and find some catharsis along the way.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
"You acted out of revenge", she said, adding that "considerable damage was caused".
From BBC • May 14, 2026
James Town’s new leaders took revenge on the natives, even the Kecoughtans and the Warraskoyacks, who had helped the settlers so much.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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