messy
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To prefer these easily manipulable miniatures, however vivid their colors, to the messy present is a form of evasion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The prominent assisted suicide campaigner said the law - which she described as "messy and cruel" - must "change and change quickly".
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The story of who actually owns the land on the Zvernec peninsula, where Kushner and company are planning their villas, is a long and messy one.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Even when families are strong, messy arrangements can create conflict after you are long gone.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
He had a messy thatch of brown hair and an Adam’s apple sharp as a teenager’s, but he was at least ten years older than me.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Their findings suggest that "early Neo-Assyrian political history was much messier, but also more interesting, than has so far been recognized."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Love has always been central to FLO's music, but on this album they explore its messier realities, with nights out providing the backdrop for stories of heartbreak, healing and friendship.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
It is Amazon vs. the messier, slower and often less efficient system it replaced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
They make a kitchen look messier than it is, they can develop an odor, and they’ll only get harder to clean tomorrow.
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
Bat knew he was doing a messier job of it than Mom had done, but the baby skunk didn’t seem to mind.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
Disney’s initial skepticism and the scene’s sheer impact on food both beg the question: How did one of the messiest foods imaginable become shorthand for romance?
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026
Of all the fronts in the AI wars—funding, electricity, chips—the messiest is the fight for human capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
But the messiest part is likely yet to come.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
The LP turns out to be something of a heel turn; it’s got a proudly villainous energy as Swift embraces her messiest and most chaotic tendencies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
The area around my bed was the messiest part of the room, except for the area under my bed, which was even worse.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
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