messes
Example Sentences
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One of its many messes was the expansion of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program, run by the Department of Homeland Security.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 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
In the spirit of legendary columnist William Safire, I’ve got my own messes to clean up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Built in part from five years of therapy notes, the album finds Smith revisiting moments of struggle, recovery and, as he puts it, "all the sort of messes in between".
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Boxes filled with fruit and vegetables had torn, and their contents had spilled and broken into slippery messes on the floor.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
