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awkward

[awk-werd] / ˈɔk wərd /




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“We don’t know how she got into awkward positioning,” Leahy told the Union-Tribune.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

But the protests put them in an awkward position.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The result is an awkward kind of decoupling for crypto bulls.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Expect more of these awkward collisions as the effects of Callais play out across the country.

From Slate • May 30, 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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