unwieldy

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There’s also a decent nonpartisan argument that the Ninth Circuit, which covers nine states and about 20% of Americans, is unwieldy and should be split into two.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Both risks are being actively managed by CEO Larry Culp, who arrived at GE in 2018 and is credited with turning the unwieldy American industrial conglomerate around.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

In 2014, Offill’s novel “Dept. of Speculation” was published and became lauded for its fragmentary style, often unwieldy single sentences that offered a complicated portrait of marriage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

This flawed strategy, led by co-owners Behdad Eghbali and Todd Boehly, resulted in Chelsea appointing a promising 41-year-old manager, inevitably out of his depth at this unwieldy football beast.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

It was years before we realized that his unwieldy rules were designed to protect us from the evil possibilities of the mean-spirited world around us.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry