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obstreperous

[uhb-strep-er-uhs] / əbˈstrɛp ər əs /


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The first day goes wonderfully well—games of Bananagrams and Boggle, long walks with Rose’s obstreperous Newfoundland Walter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

This is more than a reissue; it is a reclamation and a delightfully obstreperous collection of material.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2025

The judge also sanctioned the defendants' lawyers for making "preposterous" legal arguments and fueling their clients' "obstreperous" conduct.

From Reuters • Sep. 26, 2023

But even before the classified documents became news, some members of the usually obstreperous and rarely satisfied press corps privately grumbled that, unlike Psaki, Jean-Pierre doesn’t always know what’s going on in Biden’s White House.

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2023

Fitzsimmons began to wonder if this horse might be just as obstreperous as his sire, only much more cunning in his methods.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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