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
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
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
“I heard you and Fox talking earlier. This world, as messed up as it is right now, is called Alke. We’re in MidPass, an island in the Burning Sea.”
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
"It's such a messed-up situation. It's just so complex," Caroline, 25, says of the estranged relationship.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
On the buses, I met some chatty and friendly fellow travelers, and yes, I also encountered a few pretty messed-up riders, chatting gibberish and lost in their own distant worlds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
“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
The 60 percent reason that I hold back has to do with something I’m 100 percent sure of: I can’t handle people thinking I come from a messed-up community.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
