mess with
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"Let's break a record and send a message that they can't mess with us anymore. We are good people in the Rio Grande Valley," Pulido told the crowd of thousands at Sunday's rally.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
"This beautiful developmental transition is completely disrupted in Alzheimer's disease by pathological processes that mess with episodic memory and interfere with circuits that allow you to think about your own life, lexicon, and vocabulary."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
“Our adversaries are not just trying to mess with our infrastructure, they’re trying to manipulate how we feel,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
"We had a bit of a mess with Verstappen entering the lap," Russell said.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
I was like, Yeah, I’m stronger than half of the boys in my class, so don't mess with me.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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