mischievous
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According to Forbes, the couple’s dog is a female Samoyed, a breed the American Kennel Club describes as “smart, social, mischievous dogs who demand love and attention.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
Flashing a mischievous smile in a 1999 interview with The Wall Street Journal, the tall technocrat described himself as an “ordinary Chinese with a bad temper.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
"The country and the world witnessed what happened at Jantar Mantar. Some mischievous youngsters hurled vile abuses," Modi, 75, said in a video posted on Instagram late Friday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
“They’re kind of mischievous — they tend to pull up trees we just planted,” said Steve Mietz, president and chief executive of the Save the Redwoods League.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
It was clear from their plan—and from Sticky’s mischievous grin—that by tomorrow most of the students at the Institute would be barfing up their suppers.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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