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Adverb
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The sneckdown is also what people awkwardly have to step through as a result.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026 -
Emma spotted his brother first, then sprinted at him, arms outstretched, into a waist-high bear hug that Yoneifer – now a mature 9 – returned awkwardly, half-smiling.—
Maeva Bambuck,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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And it’s turned a positive, unfortunately, into a potential negative.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
1 Feb. 2026
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Sweating it out within four wooden walls is a weekly winter ritual for Nordic folks, but unfortunately for us heat-seekers on the other side of the world, the nearest sauna is often miles away, never in the next room or even on the same city block.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Ungracefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungracefully. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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