screw
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It’s like one of those things where I’m just excited to be here and I don’t want to screw it up.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
No one can focus on how the Giants and Jets will screw up their picks in the NFL draft.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
In substances like quartz, atoms are arranged in a spiral pattern, similar to the threads of a screw.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
They are also the first large CalMac ships fitted with Voith Schneider propulsor units - spinning blades that hang vertically from a drum - rather than traditional screw propellers.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
“A screw fell out,” he says in disbelief.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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Vocabulary lists containing screw
Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Introductory
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Physics - Introductory
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