cumbersome

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The expansion of the detection tool follows complaints from high-profile Americans about YouTube's cumbersome process for flagging and removing deepfakes from the platform –- especially as AI accelerates the creation of fabricated content.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

That’s crucial because, until then, it was extremely difficult and cumbersome to make this trade, which in turn kept a lid on the number of investors actually following the strategy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

Hegseth’s language choices and petulant tone do not demonstrate an ignorance of what rhetorical situations demand of him; instead, they reflect a refusal to be emasculated by such cumbersome norms.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

Mixing private with public assets, as giant asset managers are racing to do, is confusing, cumbersome and risky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Lydia knew Dill hated texting because it was so cumbersome on his ancient flip phone.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner