messy
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A messy early attempt at drafting the bill had left Armstrong and others unhappy with Clarity’s direction, according to people involved with the negotiations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
This is a city where neighborhood displacement — whether by gentrification, government or natural disaster — is as commonplace and messy as the bloom of jacarandas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
"If they surprise markets and they can't explain why they're surprising markets, then Wednesday afternoon will be pretty messy," she said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
They also get into Black’s tragic origin story, messy personal scandals, and strange friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2026
That girl was still going round from chair to chair selling beadwork, her hair curly, messy, grunge, but her face all smiles.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Black holes are often compared with cosmic vacuum cleaners, but their feeding behavior is much messier.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 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
It feels righteous — but the reality is a lot messier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
The quill strokes seemed slightly less precise, the labels messier.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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
The LP turns out to be something of a heel turn; it’s got a proudly villainous energy as Swift embraces her messiest and most chaotic tendencies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
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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