The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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“Edgar Allan Poe wrote these books about psychopaths and killers. Authors do not equal their persona.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Historically, we have pathologized people who lack such impulses; they are known as psychopaths, and their qualities have been deemed incompatible with a functioning society.
From Slate ● Jan. 9, 2026
And contrary to common belief, very few killers are in fact psychopaths, especially domestic homicide perpetrators like the Menendez brothers.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024
Though he has played psychopaths and Marvel villains, there's every good reason to understand why Bridges' most iconic role is as The Dude in "The Big Lebowski."
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2024
When Ms. Rosario was working, which was almost all the time, Mosley stopped by to make sure Michael hadn’t been kidnapped by psychopaths or brainwashed by daytime television.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
