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screw

[skroo] / skru /
VERB
twist in
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“We have none of that in our DNA and we’re just going to screw it up.”

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

It’s like one of those things where I’m just excited to be here and I don’t want to screw it up.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

In substances like quartz, atoms are arranged in a spiral pattern, similar to the threads of a screw.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

So even though he’s not the inventor, Henry Phillips will forever be remembered for the Phillips-head screw and screwdriver.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

He put the screw in his top pocket and helped Mr. Taphouse with the next shutter.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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