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cumbersome

[kuhm-ber-suhm] / ˈkʌm bər səm /


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It can be an expensive and cumbersome process.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 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

The libretto is cumbersome although full of dramatic promise and surprise and with a comic episode that prefigures “Falstaff.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

“We expect smaller GPU providers and eventual enterprise customers to leverage Dell’s broader infrastructure portfolio rather than source third-party equipment/technologies that are more cumbersome to integrate,” Daryanani added.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

By rights the two-handed greatsword should have been a deal more cumbersome than Jon’s long- sword, but the wildling wielded it with blinding speed.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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