screw
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One way to understand molecular handedness is to think about a screw and a nut.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
Sometimes I go up there after having a crappy day, thinking that I’m gonna screw it up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Young men continue to screw up on the “House of the Dragon” premiere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
"It's perfectly designed to screw things up," says sleep scientist Prof Russell Foster, from the University of Oxford.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
And you think that somewhere inside that brain maybe a screw came loose.
From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen
Carney has also imposed import taxes on several US wood products, such as plywood, and even screws used to fix timber together.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Umm Samir said four of the screws holding Muath's spine in place have come loose and are affecting his breathing.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The monitor had been designed with screws in the back that had 25 concentric circles machined into their flat heads to make them sparkle as light passed over them.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
Still, if the fighting continues, some central banks may be forced to tighten the policy screws.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
The third day I ask the inspector to come to my station first and get my count of screws, and then I slip out the door quick, before Lubek and Januka are done.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
The klan was a handful of misfits who screwed up everything they tried to do.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026
If Netflix gets into the office supplies business, then we’re really screwed.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
I think our tax system is screwed up, especially in the world of AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday his country's World Cup team had been "screwed" and called for an appeal after star striker Folarin Balogun was sent off against Bosnia.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
I even screwed up my face and flounced my hands about, as if imitating her snobby behavior.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
"Gentlemen, stop screwing around and get over here to help your brothers gear up the parachute. Find yourself a good-looking life companion and get to work," he shouted.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The Mist seems to be screwing up everything these days.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
“The idea was just to say, while doing all this, they’re sort of screwing up stuff for those guys, but ultimately it’s going to become iconic,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Warming to his theme, he feared the party was retreating to the comfort of its traditional vote-losing ways: "Classic Labour. A year into government and we're already screwing it up."
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2025
“I guess. But dying is screwing with my day and there isn’t anything I can do about it,” Rufus says.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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