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clumsiness

[kluhm-zee-nis] / ˈklʌm zi nɪs /


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As the Multistrada gets rolling, the clumsiness gives way to a deeply balanced, pin-sharp precision and effortless, lock-to-lock agility.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

Some of this clumsiness is simply the endearing choreography of learning something new.

From Salon Dec. 20, 2025

We've excluded penalties to show how good United have been at creating and restricting chances themselves, rather than relying on opposition clumsiness or shirt-pulling like they did to score the winner against Burnley.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2025

A child's personality and behavior may change, and clumsiness or stumbling develops between the ages of five and ten.

From Science Daily Jan. 8, 2024

Then there was the matter of Chester’s clumsiness and Cora’s incomprehensible action.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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