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  • Baleful is a Middle English word meaning deadly; evil; harmful; or, at least, sorrowful; wretched.

    Raymond Carver Carol Sklenicka 2009

  • Baleful Boast A Nebraska prison guard allegedly bragged on Facebook in February about smashing an inmate's face to the ground.

    How Facebook Ruined My Career 2010

  • Baleful Boast A Nebraska prison guard allegedly bragged on Facebook in February about smashing an inmate's face to the ground.

    How Facebook Ruined My Career 2010

  • Baleful Boast A Nebraska prison guard allegedly bragged on Facebook in February about smashing an inmate's face to the ground.

    How Facebook Ruined My Career 2010

  • Baleful Boast A Nebraska prison guard allegedly bragged on Facebook in February about smashing an inmate's face to the ground.

    How Facebook Ruined My Career 2010

  • Baleful Boast A Nebraska prison guard allegedly bragged on Facebook in February about smashing an inmate's face to the ground.

    How Facebook Ruined My Career 2010

  • But with Saturn's Baleful Influence in your Ruling House, look before you leap.

    David Mitchell Muggins Here 2010

  • When I was a little girl, I read a book called Baleful Beasts and Eerie Creatures, an anthology of short stories edited by Andre Norton and illustrated by the legendary Rod Ruth.

    May 2007 2007

  • An article entitled "Despite Baleful Onus Ryan Chose Heavy Role" valorizes Ryan for his bravery in accepting such a part:

    Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood 2007

  • When I was a little girl, I read a book called Baleful Beasts and Eerie Creatures, an anthology of short stories edited by Andre Norton and illustrated by the legendary Rod Ruth.

    The Increasing Dangers of Sock Puppets 2007

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