messed up
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But I didn’t know some of them, and I messed up a few times.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
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
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
If they messed up, which many did, they had to raise their arms and say “Ta-da!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
“Oh, brother, I tripped on a log back that way. Really messed up my ankle.”
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
"It's such a messed-up situation. It's just so complex," Caroline, 25, says of the estranged relationship.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
Alfredo said that he loves Richmond’s physical beauty, but that his new home struggles with some quality-of-life issues, including trash and messed-up streets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2024
“The only way we are going to get past this hate and messed-up legislation is if the other side can see themselves in us,” she said.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2023
Until that moment, I thought he was the one who owned all the shame and blame for our messed-up situation.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2023
“Look, man,” he told me, “if you don’t want people to look at your messed-up eye you just gotta do this.”
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
