villain
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Bringing up the insurgent rear is Spencer Pratt, a one-time reality TV villain whose house burned down in the devastating fires.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
"She actually looked at a motion picture and went, 'I get it! He's going to be the villain and they're going to do this'," he recalled.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
He has been using eye-catching images to spread his message, reposting an artificial intelligence- generated video that portrayed Bass as the Joker, the Batman villain.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Why would anyone see a maker of good chicken—or the man who brought the whole world of consumer options to your doorstep—as a villain?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
He’s laughing loudly now and rubbing his palms together, like a villain detailing his plans for world domination.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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