disobedient
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But as a disobedient teenager he ignored her and stepped out on the street again.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
From March onward, “instead of dividing into small groups and blocking roads, we will hold disobedient gatherings with many people. And where we cannot be ignored,” the group said in a statement.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024
Murdy also consulted with actor Danny Trejo about El Cucuy, the boogeyman that takes away disobedient children.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2023
Some of the school's aides are assigned to one of two "crisis teams" of four employees each that respond to classrooms and can remove students who are upset, disobedient or aggressive.
From Salon • Dec. 20, 2022
Nobody in the town would have much sympathy for a disobedient girl.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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Power Prefix: dis-
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