screw
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Elliot needs to suffer one more turn of the screw before the movie hurries toward a Hollywood ending that it doesn’t believe in at all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
One way to understand molecular handedness is to think about a screw and a nut.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
“It was my own personal triumph over dyslexia. When I was drawing up the plans, I kept worrying that I would transpose numbers and screw it all up, but it came out great,” he explained.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Young men continue to screw up on the “House of the Dragon” premiere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
I give him the shovel before I go to work, and every time the blades of my machine cut the groove of a screw, I wonder what Max is doing.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
So Vietnamese authorities tightened screws of their own.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The US, however, has continued to tighten the screws.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
We see how AJ wants to impress the boss and takes on more than she can chew and screws up some data before a big presentation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 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
It had been used for holding screws, but he tipped those out and wiped the inside with a rag before inverting the glass over it with the card still in place over the mouth.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
Siegel apparently wrote letters putting “curses” on people and telling the world he got screwed.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
"It was great. They got screwed with that red card," Rubio told reporters during a brief appearance in the White House briefing room when asked how the co-hosts were doing in the tournament.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Do you relate to your characters’ Gen-Z resentment that previous generations screwed them over?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
Some economists got together in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday and agreed that, when it comes to Social Security, we’re screwed.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
His face was full of naked fear as he grasped uselessly at the light with eyes screwed shut.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
"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
And finally, the courts confirmed what we all knew: Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster are screwing everyone over.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
He didn’t care, though; he was too busy screwing up his courage for what he was about to do.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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