messes
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You know him for countless roles — the self-important playwright Barton Fink or the purple jumpsuit-rocking bowler whom nobody messes with in “The Big Lebowski.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
All she does is clean up her husband’s messes.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
Meta settles teen safety suit, the U.S.-Canada trade war escalates, and Scott Bessent messes around in the markets again.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
Often boards will ignore past mistakes if they think the executive won’t create messes on their own watch, said Janine Yancey, an employment lawyer and founder of HR compliance firm Emtrain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
I don’t care if it messes up my hair, because I need to look a mix of crazy, disheveled, and apathetic to maintain the balancing act of getting good tips and not getting robbed.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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