messy
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The emotions are big, dumb and messy, but no one told that to the harmonies.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Trading action has been volatile and even messy at times.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
Maybe all of that messy human friction had a point beyond just, say, getting a spaghetti sauce recipe.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026
"Physicists call this trait universality -- the messy, microscopic details wash out and only a few essential features survive," explains Jason Alicea, William K. Davis Professor of Theoretical Physics.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
They looked like messy piles, but to her they were organized messy piles.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
Their findings suggest that "early Neo-Assyrian political history was much messier, but also more interesting, than has so far been recognized."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Love has always been central to FLO's music, but on this album they explore its messier realities, with nights out providing the backdrop for stories of heartbreak, healing and friendship.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
It becomes a little compressed, a little messier and somehow more itself.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Cleanup efforts at a fire-ravaged cold storage warehouse in Boyle Heights just got messier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
Picking carrots was easier than thinning lettuce, but a lot messier.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
Of all the fronts in the AI wars—funding, electricity, chips—the messiest is the fight for human capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
While Marvel certainly isn’t the most esteemed studio in contemporary filmmaking, it’s turning into the messiest.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2025
But the messiest part is likely yet to come.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
This year is shaping up to be the messiest fight in at least a decade.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2023
The area around my bed was the messiest part of the room, except for the area under my bed, which was even worse.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
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