disobedient
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"We ask ourselves what happened to our daughter in that hospital - she was admitted at 16 and labelled a cheeky and disobedient child," Mark said.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
“I promise to continue to be disobedient so you can belong to a world in all your complete wildness as a young woman.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026
Noem reported that the puppy was disobedient and out “having the time of her life” during a pheasant hunting trip and that the animal later attacked and killed a neighbor's chickens.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2024
For example, diaries about personal lives, new puppies, disobedient grandchildren.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2024
But I often heard stories of a ghost who tried to take children away, especially strong-willed little girls who were disobedient.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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