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[prangk] / præŋk /


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Mitigating for her, Bibi Ihuomah said an expert described Dance as "a woman whose life had been profoundly damaged by a terrible event", referring to Archie, who died after a prank went wrong.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Ohtani was later an accessory to Smith’s prank filling Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s hood with wrapped pieces of bubble gum.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

He and co-worker Matt Carlin would prank call a friend who had a more established career—an architect—pretending to be angry clients, Carlin recalls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

She’s also engaged in time-honored traditions: recording an outgoing voicemail message, prank calling and fighting with a sibling over who gets to use it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

And my dad was standing there, and I was like, ‘Look, Dad, I got this prank letter.’

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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