noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
actual
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The predatory spirits, on the other hand, are described as if they bore actual malice toward humans.
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Since this is such an action, the rule requiring proof of actual malice is applicable....
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As to the Times, we similarly conclude that the facts do not support a finding of actual malice ....
pure
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She saw those cold eyes turn towards her, caught a gleam of pure malice .
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In the extreme case this is done without provocation and through pure malice .
■ VERB
bear
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We bear you no malice and hope that when you leave our valley your journey is a good one.
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He was a gentleman doing his job and I bore him no malice .
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Apparently the elderly Renoir bore Modigliani no malice .
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Female speaker I bear no malice towards anybody.
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The predatory spirits, on the other hand, are described as if they bore actual malice toward humans.
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He says he's not the sort of person to bear malice against anyone.
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However we have always found that most seamen are good natured fellows, and they seemed to bear us no malice .
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He can bear me no malice .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a vein of humour/malice etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Hagen's voice brims with malice as he plots his revenge.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And, of course, that is rarely true; most of the time there is no malice .
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She saw those cold eyes turn towards her, caught a gleam of pure malice .
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Since this is such an action, the rule requiring proof of actual malice is applicable....
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Then, being human, he indulges in a spurt of malice .
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There was no malice in his voice, no sign of rage.
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There was no malice , no reproach.
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We bear you no malice and hope that when you leave our valley your journey is a good one.