mischief
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It’s no spoiler to say he’s going to try to escape, because there’s only so many sorts of mischief he can get up to in his bare cell and this is a 10-episode series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
They didn’t succeed, but the authors concluded that we shouldn’t be surprised by this kind of mischief.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026
More tantalizing than unnerving, “Yaga,” adapted by Kat Sandler from her very successful stage play, is an exercise in mischief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
"Frankly I'm not sure what the secretary of state was up to, mischief making? I don't know. But I think that question would be better posed to him."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
There’s no way she could be up to any mischief.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
Vocabulary lists containing mischief
"Mending Wall," by Robert Frost
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Lincoln Inaugural Address (March 1861)
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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