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misbehavior

[mis-bi-heyv-yer] / ˌmɪs bɪˈheɪv jər /


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Father Clement Thibault, Babs’s priest-mentor since childhood, is defrocked for publicly supporting the strikers after the church hierarchy forbade him from taking sides; the priest then begins a separate campaign to expose ecclesiastical misbehavior.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Schools and districts need a standard for judging any discipline policy—one that asks what the misbehavior is accomplishing for the child, and whether the school’s response changes it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

His misbehavior is minor — irritating but untenable when stacked together — like bouncing a ball against a wall, disappearing for fun or climbing on the roof.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 24, 2026

Now, think of that with gasoline — enough material for a master’s thesis in human misbehavior.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 18, 2026

By 11, anyone not in his cell and ready to be counted was technically guilty of delaying the count and could be issued a misbehavior report.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Tellingly, this is the only time you really see Tomas at work, but his personal and professional misbehaviors turn out to be very much of a piece.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2023

In December, the principal ordered a disciplinary hearing, citing his "multiple misbehaviors."

From Salon Dec. 22, 2022

BlackRock Inc Chief Executive Larry Fink said on Wednesday that there appear to have been "misbehaviors" by the now-bankrupt FTX crypto exchange, but that the technology behind crypto is relevant for the future.

From Reuters Nov. 30, 2022

He also worked to repeal 50-a, the law that shielded the misbehaviors of the police from the public for so long.

From New York Times May 28, 2021

She concluded that instead of being punished out of their misbehaviors they were laughed out of them.

From Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic by Sidney Lewis Gulick




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