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But this candid and absorbing memoir is also a stark reminder of the corruptions of power, the uncertainties of revolution and the frequent viciousness of human nature.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

His drive was known to cross over into workplace viciousness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

And it’s an attempt by the truly malevolent to weaponize their dangerous ignorance, to make their viciousness normal—and to implicate all of us in their inhumanity.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2025

But, she added: "Part of the genius of the original Mean Girls was how it captured the downright viciousness of teenage girls, and some of that predatory bite has been muzzled here."

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2024

When I said “run”, Manchee’d run the other way, flinging himself with all his unconvincing viciousness toward the charging Matthew.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness