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vengeance

[ven-juhns] / ˈvɛn dʒəns /


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Now with distance, it impresses as a skilled piece of political moviemaking, one that captures the era’s sense of moral compromise and queasy vengeance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Bruce Wayne witnessed his parents’ murder and made vengeance his life’s mission.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

The book explores the performance of niceness, class, intergenerational frictions and how technology makes vengeance not just possible but almost exceedingly easy in the modern age.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

Baby boomers are splurging on travel with a vengeance, looking to see as much of the world as they can.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Vervain in his time had encountered any number of prisoners who, before they died, had cursed or threatened him, not uncommonly with supernatural vengeance, much as Bigwig had cursed Woundwort in the storm.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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