screwed

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They are typically screwed into the snow and often cemented in by water that turns to ice.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

“I went to my husband and said, ‘I think I screwed up.’”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

With her head firmly screwed on and her music's taking off, the Skye's the limit.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

Charlie is a type, too, the prodigal who has screwed up his career and finds himself at square one, executing a rescue mission that only emphasizes his setback.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Before Bandit could apologize, Awaiting Marriage screwed up her skinny face and wailed.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord