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Malay(an)
Middle English < Old French, representing mal adv. (< Latin male badly, ill) and adj. (< Latin malus bad)
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"For operational reasons, I won't go into who may be arrested but obviously we're working very closely with Commonwealth authorities," New South Wales state police commissioner Mal Lanyon said on Thursday before their arrival.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
He was eligible for a firearms license for recreational hunting and was a member of a gun club, said New South Wales Police Force Commissioner Mal Lanyon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
The “Anthology” project found its origins in the early 1970s when Beatles insiders Neil Aspinall and Mal Evans began compiling “Scrapbook,” their rudimentary attempt at taking an audiovisual inventory of the group’s history.
From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025
After the acclaim for her breakthrough album, El Mal Querer, which fused flamenco with R&B rhythms, and her genre-defying follow-up, Motomami, Rosalia offers an orchestral meditation on faith and femininity.
From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025
Under the great canopy of the ancient forest, Mal cleared her throat.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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