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prank

[prangk] / præŋk /


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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

During a news conference Thursday, members of the group said the early morning operation was part of an ongoing campaign of harassment, including members being followed home and prank calls on their hotline.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 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

The pair were arrested after a viral video showed the chair plunging to the ground from a height at Westfield in Stratford, as part of an internet prank in March last year.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Somebody’s actually noticed me enough to try to play a prank on me.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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