as in misconduct
improper or illegal behavior
would not tolerate any misbehavior from her students
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The ProPublica-Tribune investigation found school administrators had called the police to report student misbehavior every other school day, on average, for years.
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Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 6 Sep. 2024
To Exert Power and Control A need for power and control often contributes to misbehavior.
—Amy Morin, Parents, 24 July 2024
The tussle on the Milwaukee-to-Dallas-Fort Worth flight is the latest example of apparent air passenger misbehavior – a problem that’s worsened for airlines since before the pandemic, with at least 1,854 incidents reported this year to the Federal Aviation Administration.
—Graham Hurley, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
Under the Biden administration, Elon Musk felt that a lot of these regulatory agencies are staffed with people who are keeping a close eye over corporate misbehavior.
—Lavanya Ramanathan, Vox, 26 Oct. 2024
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Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 6 Sep. 2024
To Exert Power and Control A need for power and control often contributes to misbehavior.
—Amy Morin, Parents, 24 July 2024
The tussle on the Milwaukee-to-Dallas-Fort Worth flight is the latest example of apparent air passenger misbehavior – a problem that’s worsened for airlines since before the pandemic, with at least 1,854 incidents reported this year to the Federal Aviation Administration.
—Graham Hurley, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
Under the Biden administration, Elon Musk felt that a lot of these regulatory agencies are staffed with people who are keeping a close eye over corporate misbehavior.
—Lavanya Ramanathan, Vox, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Misbehavior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbehavior. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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