troublemaker
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As Lisa, the dedicated troublemaker, King Princess exudes a snarling antagonism toward just about anyone and anything.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
But Chinese authorities and state media have heaped bitter rhetoric against him, calling him a "troublemaker" and "warmonger".
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Sharp’s strategy reminds me of a prediction Charley Richardson, a very good troublemaker who co-founded Military Families Speak Out, made to me long ago.
From Salon • Sep. 30, 2025
The plot is framed by testimony developed at a subsequent congressional investigation, chaired by a senator played by Al Franken, formerly a real-life senator, with Eliza Coupe as an opposition troublemaker.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2025
He said: "Why does she have to be counseled? She hangs out with my kid sister, so she can't be any kind of troublemaker."
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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