messing around
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Right now, however, he looks like a kid who spent the morning messing around with his friends.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
They need to know you’re not messing around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
Jesse Kardon has come a long way from his days as a teenager messing around with Ableton in his bedroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2026
While sharing a photo of the table, Jenner revealed that she actually had a mishap with it while messing around with her kids.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 30, 2025
I thought it was Papa messing around in the kitchen until I walked in and saw that it was Mama fixing breakfast.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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