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screw

[skroo] / skru /
VERB
twist in
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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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