prank
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He and co-worker Matt Carlin would prank call a friend who had a more established career—an architect—pretending to be angry clients, Carlin recalls.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
It’s led to some awkward silences and classic prank calls.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The pair were arrested after a viral video showed the chair plunging to the ground from a height at Westfield in Stratford, as part of an internet prank in March last year.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
Staff told the ambulance service that it was "a prank call", however the records note she had three seizures that day and the inquest heard no staff member asked her why she was seeking help.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
For the moment most of them took it for granted that his disappearance was nothing more than a ridiculous prank.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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