messy
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Without careful guardrails in place, children tend to use the platforms as shortcuts to answers, bypassing the messy, difficult cognitive processes that are essential for learning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
"If they surprise markets and they can't explain why they're surprising markets, then Wednesday afternoon will be pretty messy," she said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
Reviews so far have been mixed, with the Guardian describing it as a "nostalgia-bait return", external which is as "strange and messy as the first" but with "warm seasonal pleasures to be had".
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The story of who actually owns the land on the Zvernec peninsula, where Kushner and company are planning their villas, is a long and messy one.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Her hair was piled on top of her head in her usual messy bun, and she carried a full-size baguette tucked under her arm.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
The Dodgers will save the messier celebration for clinching the division.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
And the messier things around artificial intelligence become, as they did again in the past two weeks, the more out of touch many tech leaders appear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Their findings suggest that "early Neo-Assyrian political history was much messier, but also more interesting, than has so far been recognized."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Love has always been central to FLO's music, but on this album they explore its messier realities, with nights out providing the backdrop for stories of heartbreak, healing and friendship.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Bat knew he was doing a messier job of it than Mom had done, but the baby skunk didn’t seem to mind.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
Of all the fronts in the AI wars—funding, electricity, chips—the messiest is the fight for human capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
While Marvel certainly isn’t the most esteemed studio in contemporary filmmaking, it’s turning into the messiest.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2025
The messiest divorce in Seahawks history will be all but forgotten as two Super Bowl winners reminisce on the good times and block out the gloomy ones.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
This year is shaping up to be the messiest fight in at least a decade.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2023
The area around my bed was the messiest part of the room, except for the area under my bed, which was even worse.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
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