unruly
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Last month, another American Airlines flight, from New York to Chicago, made an emergency landing in Detroit because an unruly passenger was demanding that the plane land.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
The other stays raw — bright, fresh, slightly unruly.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
According to the lawsuit, Cuellar and Tipping signed up for training that instructs bicycle officers on dealing with unruly people.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
A supreme court ruling reportedly issued Tuesday afternoon appears to have blocked the post-mortems, but not before unruly protest scenes broke out on Tuesday in Jerusalem and other Israeli cities, according to police.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
But that’s the beginning and end of my culinary contribution, because Oscar has walked into the kitchen in his black leather jacket, hair more unruly than usual, face full of weather.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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