mischief
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In a nicely balanced performance, Alejandra Villanueva’s Mistress Quickly, the play’s go-between and overseer of mischief, embodies the free and easy spirit of Simon’s production.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Then, a mischief of magpies began a ruckus, chattering and hopping from branch to branch of a scraggly tree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
The mischief offence carries a punishment of up to two years in jail on conviction and a fine, according to the charge sheet.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
The man had also been causing mischief at other homes nearby, she says, and one resident called 911.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 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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