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In the Connecticut cases, as well as hundreds of similar cases around the country, the lawyers used software that produced what appeared to be somewhat clumsily written but otherwise solid legal briefs.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2026 -
Fleeing, not quite leaping and clumsily sort of galloping, is no easy matter for a snail (the starfish has thousands of ciliate foot like suction cups), and fighting is pure folly versus so many arms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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Dancing the Poznan really ineptly, mind you, but dancing nonetheless.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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Somehow this ineptly plotted affair lured Keke Palmer into its lair and her comedy chops all but gets handcuffed by an illogical, unfunny screenplay.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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The 6-foot-5 junior went down with just under five minutes remaining in the first half after awkwardly lunging for a loose ball.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Rookie center Yanic Konan Niederhauser left the game after injuring his ankle while landing awkwardly while attempting to block a shot in the second quarter.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Gracelessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gracelessly. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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