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Carreras made amends with a try of his own although Northampton started turning the screw despite Bath unloading their bench of big-hitters.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

When done as well as Mr. Riley’s, oral histories provide new revelations about rivalries, hidden strategies and screw ups.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

A right-handed screw fits a right-handed thread, while a left-handed screw does not.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026

“It was my own personal triumph over dyslexia. When I was drawing up the plans, I kept worrying that I would transpose numbers and screw it all up, but it came out great,” he explained.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

I didn’t care about the politics per se, but I also didn’t want to screw anything up.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

The right way to fix the holes in the floor is kind of abstract, while the screws and plates in my utility closet are right there.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Umm Samir said four of the screws holding Muath's spine in place have come loose and are affecting his breathing.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

ElAttrache performed surgery on McGregor in July 2021, inserting a rod, plates and screws into his left leg after the fighter broke his tibia and fibula during a bout against Dustin Poirier in Las Vegas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

The monitor had been designed with screws in the back that had 25 concentric circles machined into their flat heads to make them sparkle as light passed over them.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

Jonah stops at the top, jogging in place as he waits for me, and his face screws up with worry.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

"You'd better not be a traitor or I'm really screwed!"

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Unavoidably the text has been chopped and channeled, with some swapping of parts, bits of narration screwed into dialogue and events described in a paragraph blown out into scenes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The klan was a handful of misfits who screwed up everything they tried to do.

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026

I think our tax system is screwed up, especially in the world of AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Sam screwed up his face and began to sound out the letters.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

"Gentlemen, stop screwing around and get over here to help your brothers gear up the parachute. Find yourself a good-looking life companion and get to work," he shouted.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

The Mist seems to be screwing up everything these days.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

Ranking Member Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, said in his opening remarks, “I believe that we are now seeing consolidation that is screwing Americans.”

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026

“You can’t have a career without having stumbles or screwing up — that’s just part of life,” he tells me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025

After much snorting, mumbling, and screwing of his face this way and that, the job was completed.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls