screw you
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Skills that help you survive childhood can screw you up in adulthood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
“It’s absolutely important to build your AI infrastructure such that you can use different models from different providers, because if you get locked in, one provider change can screw you over,” Skoog told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026
He isn’t doing this to screw you over.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2022
We have to make sure that it doesn’t screw you over for years, like so many people who are screwed over with $1.8 trillion in student loans.
From The Verge ● Feb. 1, 2022
“Just put that behind you. If you worry about it, it’s gonna screw you up. It’s history.”
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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