pranks
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How frustrating that he of all people — the dark prince of pranks — may be Holmes’ latest patsy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Playing jokes and pranks, it needs to be amusing and not belittling, obviously.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
In fact, if we were on the eve of April Fools’ Day, not the Fourth of July, I’d guess that the few news stories about the order were pranks.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
An increasingly popular use of the glasses is to record pranks on unsuspecting people.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
The competition could be lethal, yet there was a childlike exuberance to it all, lots of pranks and horseplay.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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