brat
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An Air Force brat born in North Dakota, Paxton first moved to Texas in 1981 to attend Baylor University and later worked at a Dallas law firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 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
He grew up an Army brat, moving around the world until his father completed his military career and settled in Golden, Colo., to take a job at a family lumber business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025
He told himself that he just wanted someone else to hold the wriggling brat, but Gherland knew there was more to the feeling than that.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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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
The smell of burgers, brats and other grilled delicacies wafted through the air as children played football on the grass and a nearby patch of dirt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2025
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
And the minute it looks as if the movie’s set to be a deft prep-school caper that pits wily brats against a lemony know-it-all, it introduces a surprise.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
“Yes, quite. I will deny I ever said this, of course, but die gods need heroes. They always have. Otherwise we would not keep you annoying little brats around.”
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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