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screw

[skroo] / skru /
VERB
twist in
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“We can do a bill in three days if we don’t screw around,” said state Rep. Brianna Titone, who originally co-sponsored the legislation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 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

They are also the first large CalMac ships fitted with Voith Schneider propulsor units - spinning blades that hang vertically from a drum - rather than traditional screw propellers.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

So the ability of this CPA to screw things up is limited.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Here was the American dream built brick by brick, screw by screw, concrete over dirt.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi




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