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spent the vacation day just messing around
a guy who goes to the health club mainly to mess around with the women
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Lucia swindles Albie as revenge for getting messed around, while Mia earns respect via her singing.
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Griff Griffin, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
The machine also converts into a handheld vacuum to clean quick messes around the house and in the car.
—Staff Author, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Robert Pattinson is well known for messing around with the press and telling lies in his interviews, but even he was caught off guard recently while rewatching a television interview from 2011.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
Then tackle quick messes around the house and in the car with this handheld vacuum that’s slashed by 76 percent.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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Griff Griffin, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
The machine also converts into a handheld vacuum to clean quick messes around the house and in the car.
—Staff Author, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Robert Pattinson is well known for messing around with the press and telling lies in his interviews, but even he was caught off guard recently while rewatching a television interview from 2011.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
Then tackle quick messes around the house and in the car with this handheld vacuum that’s slashed by 76 percent.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Mess around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mess%20around. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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