unwieldy
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A big piece of Rose’s reorganization plan involves untangling WPP’s unwieldy operating structure, the result of a decadeslong shopping spree in which founder Martin Sorrell bought hundreds of agencies globally.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Still, investors’ concerns about how unwieldy CVS has become haven’t gone away entirely.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 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
To find their way into Cynthia’s unwieldy case at the start of the fall 2025 semester, Concannon and her teammates tackled the project much like a task force would, dividing it into sections.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
This could be verified by tabulation, as above, but the tables get unwieldy and it’s best to accept the general proof.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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