The presence of friends and allies can help deter malicious gossip, due to an alliance's greater ability to retaliate, compared to a single individual's ability.
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The detectives who work for her seem to resent her, and there is malicious gossip about Tennison " sleeping her way to the top ."
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She also cited malicious gossip, attacks on the banners and publications of female candidates, lack of training and corruption as barriers to electing female MPs.
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Karen explains to her that it is too late : Mary's lies, together with the community's willingness to believe and spread malicious gossip, have destroyed three innocent lives.
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"The accused is suspected of malicious gossip against a political person and of circulating and publishing pornographic scriptures ( writing ) in the worldwide web and TV, " he said.
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Russian Orthodox officials struck back at challengers of Alaska's new bishop-designate, saying troublemakers in the church are spreading malicious gossip and " serving the interest of the evil one ."
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One elderly resident recalled moving to Camden a few years after the film came out and expressing disgust at the film's depiction of a town full of malicious gossip and dark secrets.
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Lady Augustus was the daughter of a banker who married the impecunious younger son of a duke; to further the parallel, malicious gossip makes her the daughter of an ironmonger as well.
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The Jewish Week received both praise for its reporting as well as criticism for airing the Jewish community's dirty laundry and violating the Jewish prohibition against malicious gossip ( lashon hara ).
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They hatch a plan to spread malicious gossip about the Count so that if he ever should find her, she will be too disgusted with him to want to form a relationship.
