messed up
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However, Burnham said her party had "messed up" the original decision by not giving any regard to climate obligations - things he said "have to be considered in the round".
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 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
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
Wouldn’t it be messed up if I just left the Lighthouse and Jaden and the sentence they gave me and went to another country to start over, like Mong said?
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
"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
“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
Until that moment, I thought he was the one who owned all the shame and blame for our messed-up situation.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2023
Nurse Finnegan takes one look at my messed-up, wet-hair-dripped-on shirt and her hand goes to her chest.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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