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
"I was a bit of a troublemaker," she says.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Throughout his school years and into college, Turner had a reputation as a troublemaker.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 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
After Dell dropped off the troublemaker and his flame- throwing sister, he headed home.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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