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cumbersome

[kuhm-ber-suhm] / ˈkʌm bər səm /


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But the transactions were cumbersome, slow and unreliable, and Tehran often had to settle for the money staying abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

"We don't have a national health program. It's much more cumbersome to streamline these types of programs, even though we know they're beneficial," Finkelstein said.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

Some half-a-dozen foreign tourists that the BBC spoke to also blamed longer and more cumbersome visa procedures and a hike in the five-year visa fees for the decline in visitor numbers.

From BBC May 16, 2026

Sky Canaves, a retail and e-commerce analyst at eMarketer, said that along with those concerns, the process of shopping with AI assistants is cumbersome, often steering customers to retailers’ websites to finish purchases.

From MarketWatch May 13, 2026

One of the guards relieved Melisandre of her cumbersome standard, driving the staff deep into the soft ground.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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