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[awk-werd] / ˈɔk wərd /




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Awkward and searching, it exists in a filmic space that you could argue was opened up by last year’s courageous documentary “Predators.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

The Mike Vrabel Situation Has Gotten Very Awkward in New England: In an ideal world, the fiasco involving the Patriots coach and Dianna Russini could be a private matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

So did “Insecure” creator Issa Rae, whose first series “The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl,” premiered there in 2011.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2025

That’s how the production company Awkward Productions is introducing its new musical “Gwyneth Goes Skiing,” about Gwyneth Paltrow’s trial over a skiing accident, set to run at the Pleasance Theater in London this December.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2023

Awkward and hesitant around girls, I did not know or understand the romantic games that others seemed to play effortlessly.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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