misbehave
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He explained that he was concerned that adults would misbehave.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
The saga began in 2021, when WP lawmaker Raeesah Khan claimed in parliament that she had witnessed police misbehave towards a sexual assault victim.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
Prodigy City is located in what was formerly Thailand, where the series was filmed, giving every character, human and otherwise, plenty of space to hide and misbehave.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2025
When government lawyers misbehave, federal judges must be more assertive in the exercise of their powers as members of the judicial branch and as integral players in disciplinary mechanisms of the legal profession.
From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2025
The twins were horribly jealous to hear Baby Max praised by their mother, and decided to misbehave out of spite.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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BB14’s collar shows she has returned to Topanga, where a possible third relocation awaits if she misbehaves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
The act also says anyone who “shamefully casts away his arms, ammunition, tools, or equipment or misbehaves in such manner as to show cowardice in the presence of the enemy” faces the same penalty.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2024
In addition, he said he wanted to see an end to Section 21 evictions, which occur when a tenant misbehaves or the landlord wishes to stop renting.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2022
In addition to lights, you can even set one up to do something handy like remotely power-cycling your home router when it inevitably misbehaves — even without having to get up from the couch.
From The Verge ● Jun. 24, 2022
Even that old hen misbehaves, and gets off the nest every time I examine the eggs to see if they are being pecked.”
From Natalie: A Garden Scout by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth
In 1934, Alcatraz opened as an official federal prison for men who had made escape attempts from other federal prisons, or otherwise misbehaved.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2025
Voters could be given the opportunity to kick politicians who have misbehaved out of the Welsh Parliament.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2025
Fans flooded the field, tore down a goal post, ripped up chunks of turf and misbehaved as if transported to joy long denied.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2023
We had some fans, occasionally, that really misbehaved and created a very uncomfortable atmosphere.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2022
“After all the trouble you’ve caused—” she would begin sometimes, when Izzy misbehaved.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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Punishing a dog for misbehaving when traveling may only result in the dog having negative associations with road trips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
The organized bar should address judicial referrals of misbehaving government lawyers without hesitation and, when merited, with stringent punishment.
From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2025
But the standard's committee's proposals have been criticised by an election reform group, which said voters could lose out and would be unable to choose who replaces the misbehaving MS.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2025
Lim envisions a future in which organ transplant patients, or those with autoimmune diseases, receive therapies that only treat the specific regions of the body where the immune system is misbehaving.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2024
“In addition, my valve has been misbehaving and has prevented me from bending over to reach the lower drawers.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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