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disobedient

[dis-uh-bee-dee-uhnt] / ˌdɪs əˈbi di ənt /


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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

Anna's mother said it took many months for her to realise her daughter wasn't just being disobedient.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2023

“Vieux Carré,” Williams’ somewhat louche 1977 memory play often unfairly consigned to the detention table with the playwright’s other disobedient late works, thrived in the Wooster Group’s weirdo company.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 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

He did not want a rich daughter-in-law lest she be haughty and disobedient and cry for this and that of food and clothes and turn aside his son’s heart from his parents.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck




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