hellion
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A little hellion, according to her own description, she was not adopted even after her picture and profile were featured as a child needing a forever home in The Seattle Times.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2021
The great Gurley, the hurdling hellion, just two seasons after being named NFL offensive player of the year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2020
I am a swamp hellion managing my barking desires.
From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2018
So he agrees to take her, even though she is a hellion at the start.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2016
Only that she was, in her words: a hellion, who was shuttled from one unhappy foster situation to another.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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