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  • plural of mess.
  • present tense form of mess (3rd person singular).

messes





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One of its many messes was the expansion of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program, run by the Department of Homeland Security.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Others allowed deferrals, creating messes for people who have moved recently.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Meta settles teen safety suit, the U.S.-Canada trade war escalates, and Scott Bessent messes around in the markets again.

From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026

“People end up in the hospital all the time due to that, and it messes up medicine management too.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026

I am happy to be left to my own devices, my own messes.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood



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