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Now that the multiverse has been breached, Marvel’s in a position to easily weave basically all of its recent stories into the MCU no fuss no muss.

From The Verge ● May 19, 2022

As the world’s biggest fan of Peter Watkins’s twisted and superb “Edvard Munch,” I harbor a soft spot for filmmakers who muss up the perfectly coifed looks and reassuring habits of biographical films.

From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2021

The customary thing would be for him to play some uncustomary role in a hit HBO series, or get into a Marvel project or something where he’d have to muss up his hair.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2021

That they re-signed the 28-year-old with no muss and no fuss lent a layer of stability to the team.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 27, 2020

I mumbled into her skirt, “Ah muss moo.”

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

It cuts away when wind musses the hair of Xi Jinping, the Chinese president.

From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2019

A low-key vibe pervades the shop—when a young boy musses a pile of garments, he gets nothing more than a beatific smile from the sales staff.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2019

Southern humidity has everybody sweating through their shirts, but no perspiration musses Adora’s Veronica Lake waves.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 27, 2018

She once read an online comment observing that she has a “short forehead,” and it’s true, though she so frequently musses her impressively thick, straight hair that it’s hard to notice.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 25, 2016

Lourdes musses her filthy hair, trying to blend in with the homeless and not get singled out by police.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

The Meta boss appeared in a dark suit and gray tie, his signature chestnut curls slightly mussed, darting occasional nervous looks at the jury and the 20-year-old plaintiff, who sat in the courtroom gallery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

Baker: I can’t shake the image of Colorado defenseman Cale Makar escaping Tuesday’s home opener with nary a mussed hair beneath his helmet.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023

He’s so in love with the shoes that he’s reluctant to do anything in them, sitting out a pickup game for fear they’ll get mussed.

From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2023

By then, Olson’s legacy was exactly like his hair: just about perfect, except when briefly mussed.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 29, 2020

“It’s infuriating, isn’t it? They say it to everybody, and here l am saying it to you. Here, let’s fix your hair. You’re all mussed up.”

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

“It’s Reege mussing up wrestling manager Freddie Blassie’s hair and getting a chair tossed at him; shadowboxing with Razor Ruddock; weightlifting with Joe Piscopo; jousting with American Gladiators Lace and Gemini.”

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2020

He scratched it, mussing his hair even further.

From The New Yorker ● Jan. 13, 2020

Others expressed happiness in a way that a big brother would, figuratively mussing the hair of his younger sibling.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 12, 2019

Mr. Macdonald saw this up close two years ago when his pal Jimmy Fallon was criticized for playfully mussing then-candidate Mr. Trump’s hair on “The Tonight Show.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2018

He snickered and, after mussing my hair, bounded off after the other two.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer