mischief
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The Goliath Corp., meanwhile, yearns to eliminate Thursday and execute grandiose schemes of literary mischief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
“I’m like Mister Fantastic and Donald’s my Invisible Woman. Xelan’s the Thing, and Percy is John Storm,” he says of his partners in musical mischief.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
This much terror and mischief and it's not Halloween for weeks yet.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
OK, let’s shift gears from midterm mischief to evening entertainment.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026
All traces of humor and mischief have evaporated from her eyes, revealing the same intense look that Ma must have inherited.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing mischief
"Mending Wall," by Robert Frost
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Lincoln Inaugural Address (March 1861)
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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