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prank

[prangk] / præŋk /


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I worry Nike is playing a prank on them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

For “Four Seasons” star Kerri Kenney-Silver, comedy began as a classroom prank.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

It’s part situation comedy, part reality show, part prank show.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

She also that her husband and father of two was beloved by the students, knew about the prank and "was excited and waiting to catch them in the act".

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Then, certain it had been only a prank, 1 started down the side street toward well-lighted Dryades, where I knew I would be safe.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin




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