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misbehaving

adjective as in bad

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The "bad little girl" was apparently a metaphor for Americans who voted for President Joe Biden, with Carlson saying the country needs a patriarchal savior like former President Donald Trump after misbehaving in the previous election.

From Salon

The promise that misbehaving children would “end up in Barlinnie” has been a quintessential parenting tool for generations.

From BBC

While the Mark Taper Forum, Pasadena Playhouse and the Geffen Playhouse fretted about the taste of their least adventurous subscribers, Rogue Machine reminded us that theater is most alive when misbehaving.

The mentions of home insurance, displacement from disasters, and union workers are also savvy moves; as I’ve previously argued, Harris can find an effective middle ground on climate change by noting how its effects batter our economy, and by framing the fight against misbehaving oil and gas executives as a matter of economic fairness as well as simple law-and-order accountability.

From Slate

Despite the family's wealth, he was expected to work the lowest-tier jobs within his father's company and was sent off to a military academy at age 13 when he started misbehaving in school.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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