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  • present tense form of mess (3rd person singular).
  • plural of mess.

messes





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“When private planes are coming, the tower has to let them land—despite the commercial scheduling—and it messes people up,” says Fletcher, wearing a dapper suit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

One of its many messes was the expansion of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program, run by the Department of Homeland Security.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Meta settles teen safety suit, the U.S.-Canada trade war escalates, and Scott Bessent messes around in the markets again.

From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026

Built in part from five years of therapy notes, the album finds Smith revisiting moments of struggle, recovery and, as he puts it, "all the sort of messes in between".

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

She messes with one of her feather earrings again.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison



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