awkward
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Meanwhile, customers are discovering they are victims while checking out, creating awkward and sometimes difficult situations at stores.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
The timing was particularly awkward for Mbappé, who last month made a high-profile endorsement switch from Nike to On, the Swiss premium sneaker brand in the middle of aggressive worldwide expansion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Science Center President and Chief Executive Jeffrey N. Rudolph says there is hope to someday bring the building back into service, but that its small spaces, awkward circulation and constant leaking have made that difficult.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
But the arrangement raises an awkward question: When an AI assistant recommends something to buy, whose interests is it serving?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
There was an awkward pause before he added, “And when I got here, there was no one to welcome me at the airport either.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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