as in evils
that which is morally unacceptable
psychologists and sociologists have tried to discover the roots of such unspeakable villainy
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Noun
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On some level, Hasna senses that such a soulless, Kafkaesque environment has to be hiding worse evils than paycheck withholding and infrequent bathroom breaks.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026 -
Ranked-choice voting would increase the chances of electing people whom voters are for, rather than the lesser of two evils.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Another one-and-done series, The CW's Good Cop/Bad Cop was a comedic procedural starring Luke Cook and network vet Leighton Meester as sibling detectives trying to right the wrongs of their crooked-cop father, played by Clancy Brown.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 May 2026
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Which just goes to show three wrongs don’t make a right.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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While working together on The Unit, David Mamet once told you that good drama isn’t a choice between good and bad; good drama is the choice between two bads.—
Max Gao,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Jan. 2025
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Reports out of fall camp haven’t been super favorable to their offense, and while the defense will, again, be top-notch, a team with this bad of an offense cannot be trusted.—
Austin Mock,
The Athletic,
19 Aug. 2024
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“Villainies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villainies. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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