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misbehave

[mis-bi-heyv] / ˌmɪs bɪˈheɪv /


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He explained that people might misbehave if the cameras were present.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

The saga began in 2021, when WP lawmaker Raeesah Khan claimed in parliament that she had witnessed police misbehave towards a sexual assault victim.

From BBC Jan. 15, 2026

Prodigy City is located in what was formerly Thailand, where the series was filmed, giving every character, human and otherwise, plenty of space to hide and misbehave.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2025

When government lawyers misbehave, federal judges must be more assertive in the exercise of their powers as members of the judicial branch and as integral players in disciplinary mechanisms of the legal profession.

From Slate Mar. 17, 2025

The beeping of the monitor jumped around erratically — now he wasn’t the only one who could hear my heart misbehave.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

Forty-seven years later, we see artificial intelligence making such decisions with too little thought from the humans who will likely have to accept the financial fallout if the model misbehaves.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

And if he does attend this reunion, you will have lots of support — and many witnesses — if he misbehaves.

From Washington Post Feb. 12, 2023

In addition, he said he wanted to see an end to Section 21 evictions, which occur when a tenant misbehaves or the landlord wishes to stop renting.

From BBC Oct. 30, 2022

In addition to lights, you can even set one up to do something handy like remotely power-cycling your home router when it inevitably misbehaves — even without having to get up from the couch.

From The Verge Jun. 24, 2022

Sometimes, instead of reporting false pains, the brain misbehaves in other ways.

From Outwitting Our Nerves A Primer of Psychotherapy by Jackson, Josephine A.

In 1934, Alcatraz opened as an official federal prison for men who had made escape attempts from other federal prisons, or otherwise misbehaved.

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2025

Voters could be given the opportunity to kick politicians who have misbehaved out of the Welsh Parliament.

From BBC Jan. 23, 2025

The latest developments in the ongoing tribal dispute come on the heels of the backlash Noem faced for writing about killing a hunting dog that misbehaved in her latest book.

From Seattle Times May 11, 2024

They also said Mr. Crumbley, now 17, had misbehaved in jail, calling “into question whether this defendant can ever be rehabilitated.”

From New York Times Jul. 27, 2023

Mate flinched as if she knew she had misbehaved.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

Alternative-discipline proponents stress that restorative justice means school officials must no longer deliver consequences to misbehaving students; instead, they must explore restoration with them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

A top lawmaker from Australia's far-right One Nation party has grabbed headlines after exploding at a misbehaving dog as he was grilled on live TV.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

"It can come across as acting out or misbehaving, but it isn't acting out or misbehaving. It's just literally not feeling safe in their own body."

From BBC Feb. 17, 2026

There has always been salacious gossip about the royal family, and misbehaving royals, but this time it felt much worse.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 31, 2025

But that would have been improper, and I didn’t want to be scolded for misbehaving.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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