brat
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But she knew she would always be known as that spoiled brat she played at age 17.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Mr. Cain convincingly proves his central thesis: that Jobs’s years at NeXT were the crucible that transformed him from willful brat to seasoned leader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
Born Robert Selden Duvall in January 1931 in San Diego, California, Duvall was a self-proclaimed "navy brat" due to his father's life-long career in the United States Navy.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
"The Moment" satirises the consequences of her hit 2024 album "brat", as rapacious record company executives and a film director played by Alexander Skarsgard seek to jump on the juggernaut.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
“Don’t you start being a brat, too. I’ve got my hands full with Cari.”
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
I celebrated a rail trip across Germany, for instance, with an Oktoberfest-style meal of brats and sauerkraut purchased from my local German butcher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
The smell of burgers, brats and other grilled delicacies wafted through the air as children played football on the grass and a nearby patch of dirt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2025
Burgers, brats and beer go along with the cornhole and camaraderie for tens of thousands of people every Saturday, a beloved tradition seen outside stadiums big and small.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 6, 2023
Think of nearly any Hollywood film about suburban teenagers, in which the good-looking spoiled brats of the country-club set get their comeuppance in the third act after reveling in all sorts of bad behavior.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2023
He snatches them from my hands and grumbles about house-destroying brats as he stuffs them into his sack.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
