messed up
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"I was looking at the screen and I saw the guy try and surge. But he ran a PB, so he's messed up with the final ahead."
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 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
Because her whole life, she’s been told, ‘You’re wrong, you’ve messed up, you’ve got things wrong.’
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
But in the book, Jill Biden says her husband asked her if he had messed up the debate, and that she replied: "Yes, you did."
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
As if it’s not messed up enough for my mother to be marrying some dude who is not my dad, now I have to swallow another stepparent.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
Duncan’s a really messed-up guy, and doing it for five months ...
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
"It's such a messed-up situation. It's just so complex," Caroline, 25, says of the estranged relationship.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
“The only way we are going to get past this hate and messed-up legislation is if the other side can see themselves in us,” she said.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2023
For the last few years, every pair of men’s lace-up shoes I’ve purchased has had some messed-up laces.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2023
Dr. Webb says that had Lucas Cader never met my family, he may very well have slipped into the same messed-up life that had ended both his father and brother.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
