messy

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FDEs took data from messy spreadsheets, legacy systems and handwritten memos to create a digital replica of an enterprise.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

“Publishing the news of independence to the world was messy work,” Ms. Sneff writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"This is what democracy looks like. It's kind of messy and chaotic."

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

From the expansive photo archives of his living room to a midnight shoot in the industrial heart of Chinatown, Reynaldo Rivera reveals the ghosts of Old Hollywood and the messy humanity captured in his lens.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Nim’s beautiful island was shredded and messy with bits of hut, pieces of shirts and desk, coconuts, palm branches, broken trees, and lying-down bushes.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr