Messier
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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What I found instead was something messier and more revealing.
From Slate
Instead, it has rolled out something far quieter, far messier—and far harder for markets to price.
From Barron's
But some critics have labelled the decision as "Pantonedeaf", arguing that elevating minimalist and pristine white spaces can feel far removed from the smaller, messier homes most people inhabit.
From BBC
The potentially messier cases, without rashes, or with long periods of infection without treatment, were not taken into account.
From Slate
“It’s a classic public policy case where the policy designers in government have a simple idea about implementation, but in fact, it unfolds in a much messier way.”
From Los Angeles Times
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