messes
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You know him for countless roles — the self-important playwright Barton Fink or the purple jumpsuit-rocking bowler whom nobody messes with in “The Big Lebowski.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
All she does is clean up her husband’s messes.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
But if a cute little A.I. guy messes up, well, how could you be mad at him?
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026
Often boards will ignore past mistakes if they think the executive won’t create messes on their own watch, said Janine Yancey, an employment lawyer and founder of HR compliance firm Emtrain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
He was a thin, mild kid who hated getting involved in messes.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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