messy
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There were, however, extenuating circumstances, in that he was 12th fastest before failing to improve on a messy final lap hindered by a sub-optimal 'prep' lap which left his tyres out of the 'window'.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
A messy legal battle ensued, but nearly one year later, it seemed Abrego Garcia had come out on top.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2026
Understanding that process could bring scientists closer to explaining how the brain computes the busy and often messy world around us.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
Traditional approaches to studying cause-and-effect relationships are often not possible when investigating populations and ecosystems, which are large, complex and messy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
His hair was messy and his shirt was half tucked in.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
When Julia Proctor was rejected from New York University’s Tisch Grad Acting program, the admissions officers told her they were looking for more impulsive, messier actors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 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
It becomes a little compressed, a little messier and somehow more itself.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
And then, in a messier scrawl, I write: My ballet school has always been my sanctuary.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
The settlement that was announced Monday between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni looked like the end of one of Hollywood’s messiest recent legal fights.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
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
It is also one of the messiest, populated by a shifting cast of painters and locales.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 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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