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obstreperous

[uhb-strep-er-uhs] / əbˈstrɛp ər əs /


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And only DeMichelle’s Marguerite has the necessary command to bring this obstreperous monarch to heel.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2026

The backlash in the obstreperous legislature prompted his resignation a day later.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 6, 2025

Even at 77, he is no more than an obstreperous child, and an unhinged and dangerous one at that.

From Salon Jan. 28, 2024

The judge also sanctioned the defendants' lawyers for making "preposterous" legal arguments and fueling their clients' "obstreperous" conduct.

From Reuters Sep. 26, 2023

By chance she had chosen the three most obstreperous pupils in the school to be her thieves and robbers.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare




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