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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

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

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

On May 9, 1933, Thompson received the patent for the cross-shaped screw head and the hand tool used to drive it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

There was one more turn of the screw: In responding to Torres Campos’ appellate filing, Bonar “doubled down,” Buchanan wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

I’ll probably screw it up, but I’m still going to try.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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