as in awkwardness
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Noun
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Carl Baker still finds an awkwardness in using the term.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025 -
Channel your inner comedian Humor is one of the best antidotes to awkwardness.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Not two years later this tower was to collapse precipitately under its own weight into a pyramid of dust and rubble, only to be rebuilt later, in, unaccountably, all its former gracelessness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Police in Oklahoma witnessed the clumsiness of nature when a wildlife rescue turned from pure-hearted Disney moment into Discovery channel outtake, video shows.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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And this is in addition to our ongoing on-pitch tactical clumsiness and lack of motivation for big games.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Yes, Social Security payments, including Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and benefits for retirement, disability and survivors, continue during a government shutdown.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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All workers except a small number of top officials are being fired at the office that implements the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, a federal law that ensures millions of students with disabilities get support from their schools, the union said.—
Collin Binkley,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Irankunda’s goal was the result of Niko Sigur’s carelessness with the ball in Canada’s own half, and Luc de Fougerolles’ inability to clear the ball as well.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Announcement of the school’s closing in 2014 was prompted by its inability to make payroll.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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The executives have chuckled at the team’s seeming complacency and incapacity for change, which culminated in a 43-119 record in 2025, a finish that put the club on par with the 2024 Chicago White Sox and 1962 New York Mets in terms of futility.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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That spirit manages to survive a patently modern star turn from Mark Wahlberg, whose incapacity for nuance and self-reflection is well-served by a role that has little interest in either.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Gaucheness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaucheness. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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