as in interfered
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 a thing called the Civil War interfered.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026 -
During the arrest, a large crowd surrounded officers and interfered by yelling profanities and racial slurs, police said.—
Robert A. Cronkleton
March 30,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Rock Hall just messed this one up.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
15 Apr. 2026
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Because there are some things that just can't be messed with.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Apr. 2026
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Untrustworthy employees There have been cases where employees at security companies snooped through camera feeds.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Dec. 2025
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“Mucked (about or around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mucked%20%28about%20or%20around%29. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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