mischief
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They didn’t succeed, but the authors concluded that we shouldn’t be surprised by this kind of mischief.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026
The Goliath Corp., meanwhile, yearns to eliminate Thursday and execute grandiose schemes of literary mischief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
This much terror and mischief and it's not Halloween for weeks yet.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
There’s no more fitting description of a documentary that’s cobbled together from the dying gasps of ’90s fashion culture, when glamor and mischief reigned supreme.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
Me as a young boy in Masitala village, no doubt plotting some mischief to cause my mother grief.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
Vocabulary lists containing mischief
"Mending Wall," by Robert Frost
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