cumbersome
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The city is well aware that the property assessment system described above is painfully cumbersome.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Germany's export-led industry was long the engine of its economic success but has been hit hard in recent years by rising energy and labour costs as well as cumbersome bureaucracy.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
He started wearing them in 2022 or so and last year intended to retire them because they can be cumbersome to travel with.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 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
It was hard to see things clearly, and their range of motion was severely hampered by the cumbersome costumes.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
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