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mess

[mes] / mɛs /




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For “Ted Lasso” diehards, his leadership position in this new chapter was never in doubt; anything else would mess with its winning formula.

From Salon Sep. 10, 2026

What is harder to assess is the impact this mess will have on Farage's standing with the public, after a tricky summer and a recent poll slump.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

“It also doesn’t inspire very much confidence in the system of insurance regulation we have, that there could be this big of a mess that was not caught for years.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

In a “formal complaint” sent via email, she charged Niccol and seven other Starbucks executives with one task: “Turn this unnecessary mess around.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Gran would never have gotten into this mess in the first place.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Others allowed deferrals, creating messes for people who have moved recently.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Meta settles teen safety suit, the U.S.-Canada trade war escalates, and Scott Bessent messes around in the markets again.

From Slate Aug. 29, 2026

The beds and food bowls are gone; the floor where they always left messes after devouring the grub I made them is eerily clean.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

“For example, after cleaning a window, I’ll let the paper towel dry and save it under the sink. Later, I use it to clean up muddy messes or pet accidents.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

“It probably still messes with Darnell and his family too.”

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds

But I didn’t know some of them, and I messed up a few times.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

“If I messed up, what would people think of me? What would Mom say? I knew it wouldn’t be good.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

It’s going to be easier for people who messed up on their taxes to get back in the good graces of the IRS.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

This was one of the ways in which Masi messed up in Abu Dhabi.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

“Because Mom messed up. And then I trusted her and…” I take a breath.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

"The shares have been going up so radically it keeps messing up my life plans - you really can't know the future, so it's better to sell early and in intervals."

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Right now, however, he looks like a kid who spent the morning messing around with his friends.

From Slate Jun. 24, 2026

But they all have some of them, and it’s messing up their lives and their jobs and their marriages.

From Salon Jun. 14, 2026

Just stop messing with your fans and give them ample notice on games Clark will miss.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 7, 2026

I can get only about seventy-five percent of my hair into an elastic at any given time, and messing around with bobby pins is increasing the frizz.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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