mess with
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"This beautiful developmental transition is completely disrupted in Alzheimer's disease by pathological processes that mess with episodic memory and interfere with circuits that allow you to think about your own life, lexicon, and vocabulary."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 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
“Trust me, you don’t want to mess with any of us.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
For “Ted Lasso” diehards, his leadership position in this new chapter was never in doubt; anything else would mess with its winning formula.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026
Clara had never seemed like a particularly dangerous haint, but Ophie knew that the violet spirits were nothing to mess with.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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