as in misconduct
improper or illegal behavior
would not tolerate any misbehavior from her students
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Recent Examples of misbehavior
The past two months of mostly sideways churn within 3% of record highs for the S & P 500 has helped to rebalance the market, puncturing the aggressive sense of destiny around many AI plays, subduing some speculative misbehavior and allowing valuations to settle.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025
But the record levels of tourism have also taken a toll on the public, which has complained about rising costs-of-living and misbehavior by foreigners, and stirred up xenophobic sentiments.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 24 Nov. 2025
The defendant’s mother recounted in testimony her son’s misbehavior in early life.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
The evidence is the seven turnovers in last week’s 43-36 loss at Corona Centennial, and the sideline and end zone misbehavior of recent years.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025
But the record levels of tourism have also taken a toll on the public, which has complained about rising costs-of-living and misbehavior by foreigners, and stirred up xenophobic sentiments.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 24 Nov. 2025
The defendant’s mother recounted in testimony her son’s misbehavior in early life.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
The evidence is the seven turnovers in last week’s 43-36 loss at Corona Centennial, and the sideline and end zone misbehavior of recent years.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misbehavior
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Sappenfield was permanently banned by the United States Center for SafeSport in May 2024 for physical and emotional misconduct, retaliation, abuse of process, and failure to report a potential SafeSport violation.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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Sought book on prosecutorial misconduct In the bulk of his conversations, Nathan detailed the misery of jail life.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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The city attorney’s office also spent tens of millions of dollars on outside attorneys in a related case, with Clark and others repeatedly denying wrongdoing.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Employees were always encouraged to report potential wrongdoing through their Ethics & Compliance Hotline, Glenn added.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Misbehavior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbehavior. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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