cumbersome
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The traditional defense manufacturers, operating under cumbersome Pentagon contracting requirements, were well behind the private sector in computer technology.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 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
Unilateral action can be rationalized as acting because it is too cumbersome to mobilize allies whose interests do not align with one’s own.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
This was expensive, cumbersome, and incurred many internal costs.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
Then she realized that die blood had soaked through the sheet into the featherbed, so she bundled that up as well, but it was big and cumbersome, hard to move.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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