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Noun
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Lavin makes this awkwardness stand for a great deal, for the idea that in a time of grief nothing is free from tension, least of all the most ordinary encounter, the most casual moment.—
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3 Mar. 2026 -
Her awkwardness made sense, though.—
Isobel Lewis,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
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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
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For Perssonatti, the disease is more about fatigue, brain fog, word salad, and clumsiness.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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The desire for more speed also demonstrated some of the internal clumsiness Weiss and her close inner circle have lamented on the technical side.—
Max Tani,
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2 Mar. 2026
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Beneficiaries are people with limited income who are either blind, aged 65 and older, or have a qualifying disability.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
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To qualify for Medicaid in Florida, a working-age adult without a disability must generally be caring for a child or an older or disabled family member and cannot earn more than 26% of the federal poverty level, or about $592 a month for a family of three.—
Daniel Chang,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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