mess
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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
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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
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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
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"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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