in trouble with
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"She used to get us in trouble with my dad when we were younger," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
“It was like, ‘Ha ha, you’re not going to be the one who gets in trouble with this because you’re McKay Coppins,’ ” Ostacher told me.
From Slate ● May 5, 2026
That could, however, land Gabon in trouble with football's world governing body FIFA, which bans government interference in the affairs of its member associations.
From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 2026
He started at the SEC in 2002 to help with compliance at a time when several schools were in trouble with the NCAA, and became commissioner in 2015.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
I felt like I was in trouble with Mom somehow, but I couldn’t figure out what I had done wrong.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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