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If Democratic Sen. Gary Peters—who in congressional terms is but a 67-year-old whippersnapper—had sought reelection, the messy primary that set up Stevens’ about-face never would’ve happened.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

Once in conversation, however, he is generous and deeply feeling, willing to engage in the messy project of shared meaning-making so long as it’s not the meaning of a particular reference, form or setting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Linda Yaccarino, the former chief executive of Elon Musk’s X, is joining the board of Better.com as the digital mortgage lender looks for stability following a messy and expensive proxy fight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Although it was messy at times, the Jets seem to have a fine defence, with eight sacks on Deshaun Watson in their 17-12 success.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

She glanced at him, his stubbornly messy hair, that pleading expression on his face.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

As a result, he says, "I think readers are coming to value very obviously personal writing, and maybe even writing that's messier, less structurally sound or composed or perfected, than they maybe once would've desired."

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Black holes are often compared with cosmic vacuum cleaners, but their feeding behavior is much messier.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

It becomes a little compressed, a little messier and somehow more itself.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

“This deal may still close or it may not. ... The path to either outcome just got longer, messier, and likely more expensive.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

“They’re no louder or messier than any other kids,”Mr. Trepid said.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech

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

While Marvel certainly isn’t the most esteemed studio in contemporary filmmaking, it’s turning into the messiest.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2025

A place where country music, with all its contradictions and complexities, embraces its messiest, queerest, most joyful self.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025

The messiest divorce in Seahawks history will be all but forgotten as two Super Bowl winners reminisce on the good times and block out the gloomy ones.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2023

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