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mess

[mes] / mɛs /




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Another source with extensive knowledge of the inner workings at Old Trafford describes the current situation as "a mess".

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Threets often thanks his fans for “staying” on social platforms including Threads, Instagram and TikTok, and comments on the “human world” being a mess.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

“Trust me, you don’t want to mess with any of us.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

“Our adversaries are not just trying to mess with our infrastructure, they’re trying to manipulate how we feel,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

My thoughts are a scrambled mess of everything that’s happened between us, and they play at supersonic speed in my head.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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

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

Letsch, the elder-law attorney in Iowa, said she often hears from families trying to untangle messes with farms because they’ve been given bad advice.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: Pick up small messes without lugging out the big vacuum—see our top handheld-vacuum picks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

“The weather is perfect, not too cold at night. Dancing in a gym just isn’t the same. The drums echo differently. It messes up my rhythm.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

The tacos had not, at that point, been messed with.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

"We were so desperate because of how messed up we were. We were willing to pretty much try anything," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

But I didn’t know some of them, and I messed up a few times.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 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

Josie figured if grown-ups had to work so hard to tell kids that everything was okay, that probably meant everything was messed up, and the grown-ups were scared, too.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

For five of those, he’s been working at the Tool Box, amusing himself by idly messing with customers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Ben Lidgey was "messing around" with his son in the garden when he was accidentally kicked in the testicles - but it may well have saved his life.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Flavio issued fierce denials as Lula took to the campaign trail clutching a statue of the saint, declaring that "messing" with her was "unacceptable."

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Still, AI is messing with some of the metrics that traditionally factor into compensation decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

A six-armed Earthborn and a Laistrygonian giant pummeled each other with rocks, though Percy wasn’t sure if they were fighting or just messing around.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan


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