messes

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Ortiz’s show premiering at the Joy Who Lived Festival revels in the unhinged and urges people to judge each other for past messes with the opportunity to redeem oneself through comedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

"I write the scripts, I plan the scenes, and keep redoing things because the AI generation messes up constantly," they wrote.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The president sometimes messes with the reporters on the line or lets people around him eavesdrop on speakerphone.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

Videos abound of Roombas terrorizing pets, making epic messes and going AWOL.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

Boxes filled with fruit and vegetables had torn, and their contents had spilled and broken into slippery messes on the floor.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago