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
A right-handed screw fits a right-handed thread, while a left-handed screw does not.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
Young men continue to screw up on the “House of the Dragon” premiere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Not only does it screw up seasonal adjustments, but many laid-off workers tend to wait until after the holiday to apply for benefits.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
Here was the American dream built brick by brick, screw by screw, concrete over dirt.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
The US, however, has continued to tighten the screws.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Umm Samir said four of the screws holding Muath's spine in place have come loose and are affecting his breathing.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
And what happens when a columnist screws up like this?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 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
“Well, Malcolm,” said Mr. Croker, “I’m never going to use these. You’re a good craftsman—you take them, and the screws as well. Go on, they’re yours.”
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
If Netflix gets into the office supplies business, then we’re really screwed.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday his country's World Cup team had been "screwed" and called for an appeal after star striker Folarin Balogun was sent off against Bosnia.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 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
“South American mango basically screwed up the mango,” says Savani.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
She screwed the lipstick down, snapped on the top, then opened the drawer of her dressing table.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
“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
Ranking Member Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, said in his opening remarks, “I believe that we are now seeing consolidation that is screwing Americans.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026
We’ve barely adjusted to that when the film itself starts screwing with our sense of time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025
“You couldn’t have saved even one kind of pastry, Kate?” asked Constance, screwing up her face to swallow a Brussels sprout.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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