mischief

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Rob Glenny, from Beano, said the coin captures Dennis' "mischief", saying it is a "brilliant way to mark 75 years of laughs, pranks and unleashed imagination".

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

“We see potential for seasonal-adjustment mischief in the January data,” said Richard Moody, chief U.S. economist at Regions Financial.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 8, 2026

Yet that mischief won’t save him in November.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

“I think one of the reasons he was so keen is he’s someone who has a sense of mischief and fun,” Lighton says, speaking separately over Zoom from London.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

“I’m not going to hurt you, though you were causing mischief, now, weren’t you?”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff