messy
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The Fairleys’ callousness toward each other mirrors the messy family dynamics of the Murdochs, the Trumps, the Musks and other astronomically wealthy families.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
A businesswoman who fraudulently claimed about £200,000 in Covid loans because of a "messy divorce" has been jailed.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Hamawy led me through the polished medical half of the office to a room around the corner with a conference table and a messy whiteboard with leftover green-marker notes from the primary.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
And while this is a special occasion, we’re urged to get a little messy with our food — to use our hands, to paint with a salad, to draw on a cookie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Usually the last day of school was messy, noisy, and busy—the kind of day that could easily be too much for Chicken.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
Sometimes, the answer lies in those messier grey areas.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
At his confirmation hearing, Warsh said he favored "messier meetings," where policymakers could have "a good family fight."
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
They make a kitchen look messier than it is, they can develop an odor, and they’ll only get harder to clean tomorrow.
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
But the world of color names was far messier than any scientific grid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
Picking carrots was easier than thinning lettuce, but a lot messier.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
The settlement that was announced Monday between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni looked like the end of one of Hollywood’s messiest recent legal fights.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
Of all the fronts in the AI wars—funding, electricity, chips—the messiest is the fight for human capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
The messiest divorce in Seahawks history will be all but forgotten as two Super Bowl winners reminisce on the good times and block out the gloomy ones.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
"Nip/Tuck," "House, M.D." and the messiest doctors on "Grey's Anatomy" hook us with their private drama.
From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2023
The area around my bed was the messiest part of the room, except for the area under my bed, which was even worse.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
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