troublemaker
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Throughout his school years and into college, Turner had a reputation as a troublemaker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
But Chinese authorities and state media have heaped bitter rhetoric against him, calling him a "troublemaker" and "warmonger".
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
Sharp’s strategy reminds me of a prediction Charley Richardson, a very good troublemaker who co-founded Military Families Speak Out, made to me long ago.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2025
The two have the rapport of an experienced comedy pairing: Larry King’s straight man to Schwartz’s rambunctious troublemaker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2024
He silently cursed himself for thinking this smart- mouth teenage sister of the troublemaker known as Quang-ha could ever help.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
The latter is sung by “SNL” alum Ana Gasteyer, a standout as the unofficial moral enforcer of the town, who sees the strange interlopers as, well, troublemakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Local media coverage of the demonstrations has varied, with some outlets focusing on economic difficulties, and others on incidents caused by "troublemakers".
From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 2026
Araceli’s mother said that workers are afraid to complain about heat or other working conditions because they don’t want to be singled out as troublemakers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
"The big unanswered question now is which strains are the healers, and which are the troublemakers."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2025
At first, he’d said, the Svalbard bears regarded Lord Asriel as being no different from any of the other politicians, kings, or troublemakers who had been exiled to their bleak island.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
