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Recent Examples of misbehavior Commissioner Robert Barton said the main reason for this decision was not the severity of his parents’ murders but his misbehavior in prison. Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025 And now, a whole new week of high-profile misbehavior. George Kalogerakis, Air Mail, 2 Aug. 2025 Why are there so many scandalous stories about diva misbehavior? Morgan Richter, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025 The show, which originally aired in 1992 and ran for six seasons on the BBC, follows the misbehaviors of two middle aged women: Patsy Stone and Eddy Monsoon. Andrew McGowan, Variety, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for misbehavior
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Noun
  • Ottawa’s best players were out of sync, took too many penalties and were literally left battered and bloody after fights and misconduct penalties.
    Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Previous stars include Curtiss Cook, who left after season 6, Ntare Mwine, who left after season 3, and original series star Jason Mitchell, who was dropped from The Chi in 2019 amid misconduct allegations.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Although there are no allegations of wrongdoing by the firm, the head of Finland’s National Cyber Security Centre told the paper that Beijing's link was of concern because whoever controlled the cable had access to its data traffic.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • DeSantis has denied wrongdoing.
    Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Misbehavior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbehavior. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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