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
Trying to tell Nourafchan that he had lost his trading connection, one of the ring members said his “laborers” had messed up the job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
“Zara messed up, I know. She should have listened better, she shouldn’t have acted that way with Leo, and she always blows up too fast. But please don’t be angry with her, okay?”
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
"It's such a messed-up situation. It's just so complex," Caroline, 25, says of the estranged relationship.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
Where women were at the center of “Mare,” men are the subject here — a cop and a criminal, symmetrically arranged — messed-up middle-aged single fathers who care about their kids.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2025
“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
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
Like, do only messed-up people take the chair on the right?
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
