troublemaker

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"Once it's learned that an individual is doing footwork on this [the Verint / Amdocs question], he or she is typically identified somehow as a troublemaker, an instigator, and is hammered mercilessly," says the former CIA operative.

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  • "I marvel that the neck of the troublemaker was not broken Then, oh mighty Liang-Sun Chi, he must have entered the house Liang-Sun Chi bent a bilious stare on the two sections of the residence Is the bronze demon a magician, that he can go through locked doors and windows--for we left them all locked when we departed this afternoon Only on the ground floor were they left locked, oh lord," answered the other. —  005 - The Pirate of the Pacific
  • Your argument with someone else in class yesterday only adds to the feeling I have that you are a troublemaker, and to discourage you and the others I have decided to make an example of you. —  XXXX
  • I think Gallas is a troublemaker, actually nobody likes him, and perhaps he doesn't like the Arsenal now, without the armband. —  Soccer Blogs - latest posts
  • Typically the troublemaker is polite while in exile and often returns to be better behaved at home. —  Kansas City Star: Front Page
  • He was never a troublemaker, always did well in school and is finishing up his last year at Baylor. —  wacotrib - Latest News Headlines
 

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