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villainy

[vil-uh-nee] / ˈvɪl ə ni /


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You don’t threaten such villainy if you don’t need to.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

His thesis is that Shakespeare early in his playwriting career followed the prevailing models of villainy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2026

Tanja Ariane Baumgartner was a fascinating Kundry, her superficial villainy barely concealing her longing for redemption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

“It’s over with,” the 61-year-old Republican said of Epstein and his villainy.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2025

Because both my brother and I could speak German and because the full villainy of the Germans was not yet evident, we brazenly questioned every German we thought might know something.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson




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