rascal
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The question Mr. Junod explores is whether his father was a scoundrel or merely a rascal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
A sort of Runyonesque rascal in his business affairs, Pecker came across as completely forthcoming on the stand.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2024
Onstage, Epps convincingly plays that rascal who has charmed his way out of trouble.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
If a man is called a zorra, it simply means "rascal".
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2024
I learned more than I’d care to know about being a knave and a rascal and committing roguery of all sorts, but minding our longitude and latitude was enough to keep me busy.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
The most notable stock-market research over the weekend comes from academia, where researchers studied those rascals in Congress and their proclivity to trade.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 1, 2025
Dare we say, some rascals even made fun of her over it.
From Slate ● May 1, 2025
“Giving time to kids is precious and mandatory today. Like it or not like it, but these rascals go through a whole lot of pressures today that we never had before.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2024
We too had many pretty toys when young: A law indifferent to blame or praise, … O what fine thought we had because we thought That the worst rogues and rascals had died out.
From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2022
"It doesn't please me to take orders from common rascals," Prince Brat said coldly.
From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman
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