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vengeance

[ven-juhns] / ˈvɛn dʒəns /


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“And you will know my call sign is Sandy 1, when I lay my vengeance upon thee.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Lee Marvin plays an implacable man out for vengeance in this 1967 thriller, arriving in a 4K restoration, that keeps the audience at a cool remove.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

In Sokolov’s “They Will Kill You,” written with Alex Litvak, that premise is combined with a Tarantino-esque taste for kung fu movies and nonlinear storytelling, as well as a “John Wick”-style quest for vengeance.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The worries about software stocks—the so-called SaaSpocalypse—returned with a vengeance on Friday, expanding across the tech complex to chips and other hardware plays, as well.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

My face felt hot and swollen, and the ache in my back had returned with a vengeance.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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