vengeance

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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 lust for vengeance eventually gets the better of him, but Swenson leads us step by step to depravity through sorrow, injustice and humiliation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

"I named him Muhoozi, which means vengeance, such that when someone wrongs me, he avenges," Museveni once explained.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

The second worry is inflation, a risk that disappeared for decades and returned with a vengeance after the Covid-19 pandemic.

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

“That’s because he is sixteen and has no idea what lies in store! Why, Severus? Why my son? It is too dangerous! This is vengeance for Lucius’s mistake, I know it!”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling