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screw

[skroo] / skru /
VERB
twist in
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“They screwed up, basically, and when you screw up, you gotta be accountable,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

In substances like quartz, atoms are arranged in a spiral pattern, similar to the threads of a screw.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

There was one more turn of the screw: In responding to Torres Campos’ appellate filing, Bonar “doubled down,” Buchanan wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

So the ability of this CPA to screw things up is limited.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

He put the screw in his top pocket and helped Mr. Taphouse with the next shutter.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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