messed up
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When Ron Shaich’s father was close to dying, he had a revelation: He had messed up in life, making poorly considered decisions and living impulsively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
"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
Once when my schedule had been messed up, and I’d needed the Academy secretary to un-mess it for me; the other times were for office-hours visit with this professor or that.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
"It's such a messed-up situation. It's just so complex," Caroline, 25, says of the estranged relationship.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
Though the film explored the ugliness of racism, it also served as “an entertaining, somewhat messed-up comedy-thriller,” critic Pauline Kael wrote in Harpers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
“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
The messed-up part is that Vanessa Williams herself can’t be there.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
