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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Goncalves said that there were three bystanders who stepped in to interfere in the shooting.—
Antonia Noori Farzan,
The Providence Journal,
18 Feb. 2026 -
Piedmont Police Chief Burton Becker — a high-ranking Ku Klux Klan member, according to the Piedmont Historical Society — refused to interfere.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026
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So no need to mess with rebates or regulatory requirements.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
19 Feb. 2026
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Other concerns presented by the group were about animals coming through and messing with the trash cans.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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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 26 Feb. 2026.
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