messing around
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Right now, however, he looks like a kid who spent the morning messing around with his friends.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
They need to know you’re not messing around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
Jesse Kardon has come a long way from his days as a teenager messing around with Ableton in his bedroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2026
“If you’re a company who’s messing around with these types of practices on consumers, you’re watching how well they work,” said Lindsay Owens, executive director of Groundwork Collaborative, a progressive think tank.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026
"People my age—thirteen—have private stuff, and they don't want their little brothers messing around with it."
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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