vengeance
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Losing Catherine to Edgar, the heir of Thrushcross Grange, prompts Heathcliff, the perpetual outsider, to vow vengeance; he maneuvers to gain financial control of both houses with the aim of destroying each one’s inhabitants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
What we see isn’t gratuitous government cruelty, chaos or vengeance.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
“And you will know my call sign is Sandy 1, when I lay my vengeance upon thee.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 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
I had thought Ucho was done tormenting me, but he came back with a surprising vengeance.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing vengeance
Words from "The Avengers"
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Beowulf: A New Telling
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Tolkien Reading Day, List 1
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