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rascal

[ras-kuhl] / ˈræs kəl /


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Mozart, however, isn’t merely a puerile rascal, as his relationship with Lauren Worsham’s Constanze reveals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

While Shoyo is a charismatic and ambitious rascal, Karasuno High and their various opponents provide a wide and varied array of winning characters who are willing to play the long game to win your heart.

From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2025

Stellan Skarsgård inhabits this rascal perfectly: bluff, hearty, a bit arrogant and slightly pathetic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

Onstage, Epps convincingly plays that rascal who has charmed his way out of trouble.

From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2024

“Darned if the little rascal didn’t nod back at me,” Smith said later, “kinda like he was paying me an honor to notice me.”

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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

Naturally, some enterprising little rascals began charging unrelated randos a fee to accompany them to the event.

From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2023

In turn, stevedores and dockhands and clerks furnished him with information and he scooped up the rascals on the threshold of deliverance.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead


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