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misbehave

[mis-bi-heyv] / ˌmɪs bɪˈheɪv /


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The US's position as the world's largest economy and the dollar being the world's reserve currency gives the US a "much longer runway to fiscally misbehave" than other countries, El-Erian says.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

He explained that he was concerned that adults would misbehave.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 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

Even amoral or timorous lawyers will hesitate to misbehave if it becomes clear that doing so endangers their livelihood.

From Slate Mar. 17, 2025

It was risky to misbehave even a little bit, since our teacher was quite willing to tell our parents.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

Forty-seven years later, we see artificial intelligence making such decisions with too little thought from the humans who will likely have to accept the financial fallout if the model misbehaves.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

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

And if he does attend this reunion, you will have lots of support — and many witnesses — if he misbehaves.

From Washington Post Feb. 12, 2023

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

When a man misbehaves, the effect is curious on a girl who loves him sincerely.

From The Cloister and the Hearth by Charles Reade

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

Ministers are currently considering a previous committee report which recommended the Senedd introduce a "recall" procedure which would give voters the chance to remove MS's who had misbehaved.

From BBC Feb. 19, 2025

The latest developments in the ongoing tribal dispute come on the heels of the backlash Noem faced for writing about killing a hunting dog that misbehaved in her latest book.

From Seattle Times May 11, 2024

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

It wasn’t that when Mami was gone we misbehaved more.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

Why do boards keep giving misbehaving CEOs second chances?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

A top lawmaker from Australia's far-right One Nation party has grabbed headlines after exploding at a misbehaving dog as he was grilled on live TV.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

There has always been salacious gossip about the royal family, and misbehaving royals, but this time it felt much worse.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 31, 2025

Local resentment is rising, with social media vigilantes putting misbehaving tourists on blast - even as the Balinese maintain their world-famous hospitality.

From BBC Sep. 27, 2025

He gave the younger officer the rueful look of a father exasperated with his misbehaving son.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini




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