brat
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No matter how many conversion memoirs he writes, he will always be the same annoying little brat.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
Mr. Cain convincingly proves his central thesis: that Jobs’s years at NeXT were the crucible that transformed him from willful brat to seasoned leader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
Born Robert Selden Duvall in January 1931 in San Diego, California, Duvall was a self-proclaimed "navy brat" due to his father's life-long career in the United States Navy.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
What's a megastar to do when she has defined an entire summer, produced a multi-million-selling album and even persuaded the dictionary eggheads to declare "brat" a word of the year?
From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026
"A noisy brat on a fine beast of a horse."
From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman
On opening day, Micheal Boushele grilled brats next to his family’s fishing shanty under sunny skies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Burgers, brats and beer go along with the cornhole and camaraderie for tens of thousands of people every Saturday, a beloved tradition seen outside stadiums big and small.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 6, 2023
The prosecution contended they were greedy, spoiled brats trying to get their hands on their parents’ fortune.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2023
Think of nearly any Hollywood film about suburban teenagers, in which the good-looking spoiled brats of the country-club set get their comeuppance in the third act after reveling in all sorts of bad behavior.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2023
It means they aren’t picky or entitled brats.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
