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Re:Tell HN: Google drops blogspot.in, breaking hundreds of t... by roryokane on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @05:27PM (#23774425)
Side note: “balefully” means “menacingly”, not “wistfully”.
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Re:Tell HN: Google drops blogspot.in, breaking hundreds of t... by mangamadaiyan on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @07:06PM (#23775227)
According to Chambers, it can mean both "menacingly" and "gloomily":

https://chambers.co.uk/search/?query=baleful&title=21st

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Re:Tell HN: Google drops blogspot.in, breaking hundreds of t... by zomglings on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @07:31PM (#23775419)
I actually meant "dolefully", but it came out "balefully". :)
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