villain
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That refusal to cast anyone as a clear-cut villain is something critics have highlighted in their reviews.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
A day earlier, she was 37,307 votes behind Pratt, the onetime villain on MTV’s “The Hills.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
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
Broadway star Eden Espinosa, perhaps best known for playing Elphaba in “Wicked,” will be voicing the new villain Zandrya.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The poor fellow had never been cut out to be a villain.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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