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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

"Exacerbating defendants' obstreperous conduct is their continued reliance on bogus arguments in papers and oral argument," Engoron wrote in the filing.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2023

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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