muck

Here’s another running bit that would be so easy to muck up or exploit.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

But as Cara Giaimo writes for Slate, algae enthusiasts are finding tremendous joy in all the muck.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

"I am so happy to be away from all the muck," she said.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026

The streets of America did not need to be paved with gold; it would suffice to be less mired in muck.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

“Put the muck in a barrow and cart it out behind the barn. And then come on in for lunch when you’re done.”

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

The film "mucks up Orwell", according to the Wall Street Journal,, external who surmised: "As comedy, the movie is feeble, and as allegory for the socioeconomically literate it is heavy-handed."

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

When it gets grittier, the handheld camera comes in, as Pine mucks about in the mud and literally goes underground to find the truth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2022

To the public, Zucker is the one- or two-season guest star who joins the workplace drama ensemble and mucks up the joint.

From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2022

That makes teams more inclined to take penalties, which further mucks up games.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2018

In discussing pasturage it will be convenient to recognize three types of lands, namely, piney woods, prairie, and mucks, realizing, of course, that this is a very rough classification.

From Florida: An Ideal Cattle State by Florida State Live Stock Association

As she tells it, she was depicting a fantasy, and people didn’t need their fantasies mucked up by seeing the whole truth.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026

It's a very good copy, which has not been mucked about.

From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025

Even if significant debris flows don’t happen, roads could be mucked with mud, “and there will probably be a lot of road closures in and around those burn scars,” Kittell said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2025

“The assumption is that the new tissue, whatever you put in there, is going to heal slower because the environment has already been kind of mucked around with,” Altchek said.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2023

“Of course, we all pray that won’t happen. The Zamborskas were pleasant enough, and I enjoyed being here, but this whole assignment has certainly mucked up my plans.”

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg

Proponents like Liverpool owner John Henry wound up apologizing for mucking with the product.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

But it was the Bruins who were doing most of the mucking up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2025

"There are consequences, we are not mucking around now," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2025

And craft cider makers often welcome volunteers who enjoy mucking in and spending time outdoors with their families.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2024

“Then quit mucking about and take off those silly trousers!”

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs