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messy

Definition for messy

adjective as in cluttered, dirty

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The shows include meandering political and philosophical debates, set against the messy domestic lives of a group of 19th-century Russian intellectuals.

Failing to plan discussions can get messy, which is why parents sometimes avoid the conversations.

“These bands were messy, loud, indie, real and somehow still innovative,” Frank adds of the 30th anniversary show, which is being touted as a Vol.

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“This has been a messy couple of weeks, and this just adds to the obfuscation and lack of clarity—mistrusting everything that comes out of all countries.”

In his 12-hour documentary for PBS, Burns digs into our nation’s bloody, messy and triumphant founding by chronicling more than the “boldfaced names we all know,” as he told the Journal.

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