mischief
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They didn’t succeed, but the authors concluded that we shouldn’t be surprised by this kind of mischief.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026
The Goliath Corp., meanwhile, yearns to eliminate Thursday and execute grandiose schemes of literary mischief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Kyle Cubr, the Music Box’s senior operations manager and assistant general manager, likens the excitement to mischief.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 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
She was in charge of Pinch, or he was in charge of her—she wasn’t sure which because it was one of his mischief days when nothing she could do would satisfy him.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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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