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Adjective
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The eye-catching jacket—with an assist from the leopard print bag—gave Moss’s ladylike outfit a naughty edge.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2025 -
The naughty version pours sugar into your gas tank and rats you out to the IRS.—
Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Make the witness ‘unavailable’ The defense attorneys said Rundle tacitly endorses misbehavior by offering no consequences for it.—
Brittany Wallman,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
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As a result, the consequences for their misbehavior must be immediate.—
Cynthia Hanson,
Parents,
2 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Inspectors general are charged with rooting out government waste, fraud, abuse, and preventing misconduct.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
25 Jan. 2025
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For any act categorized as misconduct, the first offense incurs a base fine of €10,000—€40,000 for F1 drivers.—
Yara Elshebiny,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Gone is the wily Allen, who, through all his brilliance, had a penchant for a back-breaking turnover.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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The video, which has been viewed more than 6.5 million times as of early Jan. 14, shows the officer begin to remove the wily coyote from the store.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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He was charged with criminal mischief and harassment, both misdemeanors that do not qualify for immediate jail time.—
Michael Wilson,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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He was originally suspected of two counts of arson, four counts of possession of a device, four counts of manufacturing a device and one count of mischief, according to Oregon records.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Scottish mod rogues are back with their best album in 15 years, a resurgence for the craftiest, most clever U.K. guitar band of their era.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
11 Jan. 2025
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Throwing him in there with an explosive bruiser like Sheamus and a crafty technician like Kaiser was a great way to showcase everything great about all three guys.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The episode also introduced Andy Garcia as Galino, a powerful and cunning cartel boss.—
Greg Braxton,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2025
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Black Friday had become a competitive event requiring planning and cunning to get the good deals first.—
Mary Meehan,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The third phase will also be tricky, as Hamas will return the bodies of deceased hostages in return for a postwar Gaza reconstruction plan.—
Brad Dress,
The Hill,
18 Jan. 2025
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Still, the logistics of figuring out her tuition billing proved tricky.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
The Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2025
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