as in gracelessness
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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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And so, the awkwardness continues.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Overall comfort is comparable, aside from the awkwardness of a safety monitor in the Tesla robotaxi, who may or may not sit too far back or select music for themselves.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Feb. 2026
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On immigration enforcement—Trump’s signature issue—the brutality and clumsiness of the mass-deportation campaign has decreased public support for the president’s agenda and increased the number of Americans who strongly disapprove of ICE.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
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Complete with easy, unstructured choreography, Fiyero’s loose movement mirrors the Scarecrow's clumsiness.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
21 Nov. 2025
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People getting handicap parking permits without a disability are in hot water.—
Larry Seward,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Black and Hispanic Americans, young adults, and people with disabilities are more likely to be unbanked than other people, and 1 in 5 unbanked households include someone with a disability.—
Beverly Moran,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Ungainliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungainliness. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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