as in to interfere
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
regretted the day she thought that it would be a good idea to muck about in the neighbors' marital problems
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But Russia is unlikely to interfere, since direct, air-to-air combat would not work to its advantage.—
ANDRIY ZAGORODNYUK,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Sep. 2025 -
That’s when aircraft rotations are at their most complicated, weather is more likely to interfere, and airports are at their busiest.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
22 Sep. 2025
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The internet already messed her up pretty good.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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The internet already messed her up pretty good.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Muck (about or around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muck%20%28about%20or%20around%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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