messed up
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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
"I messed up the first three launches, the first three launches failed," co-founder Elon Musk recalled years later.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
If they messed up, which many did, they had to raise their arms and say “Ta-da!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
It’s kinda messed up that I’m enjoying this.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
"It's such a messed-up situation. It's just so complex," Caroline, 25, says of the estranged relationship.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
“They admitted that this was a messed-up situation.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2024
It wasn’t just a good role, like a complicated messed-up woman and not a pretty face.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2024
“It’s a messed-up situation. The working conditions are horrific. The assaults go up in the summer because of the heat. It’s just a stress factor.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
“You may not care about your permanently messed-up family, but you should care about everyone else!” she says.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
