mess
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"My premise is that our acquiescence to these claims has led to the AI mess in which we find ourselves today."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
"They took the man and that caused a mess," says Enrique.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
"Syria was a mess with what happened with the previous government," Trump said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Try again,” my instructor said, after undoing my mess.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
A stiltskin was the only way to fix all this mess.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Melanie never took a break from her work, Alex said, adding: "It's not normal is it? You know it messes with people's heads quite a bit."
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Inside, the dwelling features a traditional beach cottage aesthetic, with bright white walls, exposed wooden beams, and wood flooring—ideal for preventing any sandy messes after a long day on the beach.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026
But, as it turns out, some messes are too big to leverage even for forgiving eyeballs of reality fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026
The president sometimes messes with the reporters on the line or lets people around him eavesdrop on speakerphone.
From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2026
In the messes he met Beregond again, who had just come from an errand over the Pelennor out to the Guard-towers upon the Causeway.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
It’s going to be easier for people who messed up on their taxes to get back in the good graces of the IRS.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
This was one of the ways in which Masi messed up in Abu Dhabi.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Because her whole life, she’s been told, ‘You’re wrong, you’ve messed up, you’ve got things wrong.’
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
Tyson admitted he wasn’t familiar with Von, but thankfully stated he did indeed like him, because that would have really messed up the rest of the episode!
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
“I heard you and Fox talking earlier. This world, as messed up as it is right now, is called Alke. We’re in MidPass, an island in the Burning Sea.”
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Right now, however, he looks like a kid who spent the morning messing around with his friends.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
In defending the inviolable status of Hollywood classics, Siskel and Ebert were taking a stand against messing with cultural artifacts.
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
Elliot: I was just messing about with them really.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
It’s a song about a ne’er-do-well who can’t help messing up, and Mr. Kahan wishes the best for him—hoping his greatest fears are earthly threats like personal safety and cancer and not eternal damnation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
“How long has he been messing with the tableware?”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
