misbehave
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Some blame the rising price of tickets, saying theatergoers feel entitled to misbehave in the same way sports fans feel the price of admission buys them the right to heckle players.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 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
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