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villain

[vil-uhn] / ˈvɪl ən /


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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

Spencer Pratt is a showboat, a loudmouth, a troll and a self-proclaimed villain who seems willing to say anything in his quest to be the next mayor of Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 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

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 looked like an evil male model, showing off what the fashionable college- age villain was wearing to Harvard this year.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan




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