screw
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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
“They screwed up, basically, and when you screw up, you gotta be accountable,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 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
"How can you ask for co-operative behaviour when you screw them on trade?" he says.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
Malcolm put a screw in the vise and filed away part of the head to show Mr. Taphouse what he meant.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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