vicious
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There’s a great train-track crossing sequence that’s also a vicious callback to Richard Dreyfuss’ epiphany in “Close Encounters.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
We cannot leave women living within the teeth of this vicious disease.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Gererd Pike of Hooked Up Fishing said his fishing charter boat was six miles from Kennedy Shoal on Sunday and he had seen large numbers of "vicious, unpredictable" bull sharks in the area.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
The move has sparked concerns over the nation’s fiscal health, leading to further yen depreciation and creating a vicious cycle.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
He was a bad painter and a vicious gossip, with a vocabulary composed almost entirely of obscenities, guttural verbs, and the word “postmodernist.”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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