messy
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Citizen detectives like Diarra Brickland, who arranges her messy life around ensuring that the people and prizes typically overlooked or quietly erased by the mainstream keep being seen, are even less common.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
But the rollout has been messy so far.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The ruling is the latest development in a messy split between the two entities as the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Air Force was created as an independent branch of the armed forces in 1947, inspired and instantly strengthened by the belief that air power can win modern wars without the messy skirmishes of ground troops.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Everything was just a heap of ugly, messy, black-and-gray ash.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Sometimes, the answer lies in those messier grey areas.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
They make a kitchen look messier than it is, they can develop an odor, and they’ll only get harder to clean tomorrow.
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
He said this policy was "unhelpful" and he preferred "messier" Fed meetings without "rehearsed scripts".
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
But the world of color names was far messier than any scientific grid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
The quill strokes seemed slightly less precise, the labels messier.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Disney’s initial skepticism and the scene’s sheer impact on food both beg the question: How did one of the messiest foods imaginable become shorthand for romance?
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026
Of all the fronts in the AI wars—funding, electricity, chips—the messiest is the fight for human capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
But the messiest part is likely yet to come.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
Once China’s most prolific property developer, China Evergrande may soon be its biggest and messiest corporate breakup.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2023
The area around my bed was the messiest part of the room, except for the area under my bed, which was even worse.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
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