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vengeful

[venj-fuhl] / ˈvɛndʒ fəl /


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Mobasseri had appeared in Panahi’s previous effort, “No Bears,” while Majid Panahi, who plays a groom swept up in the scheme by his vengeful bride, is the director’s nephew.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

This load-shifting enabled me to move around despite my vengeful lower back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Erika Ishii, the Japanese American actor for Atsu who provided the character’s English voice-acting, does an incredible job voicing Ghost of Yotei’s vengeful lead.

From Slate • Oct. 11, 2025

As the game progresses, Atsu's reputation as an Onryō - a vengeful spirit found in Japanese folklore - grows.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025

There was a big task pressing in on us, a big responsibility: to shoulder some power, to uproot the dictator’s thugs, to be effective and thorough with-out becoming vengeful.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple




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