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inconvenient

[in-kuhn-veen-yuhnt] / ˌɪn kənˈvin jənt /


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"Independence carries a price, and the machinery of the Court can be turned against its own officeholders whenever their independence becomes inconvenient," they said.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

For Platner, people with inconvenient needs and agency simply dropped out of sight.

From Slate Jul. 10, 2026

The second was a little more emotionally inconvenient.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

The calming locales both complement and contradict the plot’s revelations, which are hardly bombshells but do speak to how well-to-do families labor to shove inconvenient skeletons into the closet.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Tris’s face twists, and she touches a hand to her forehead, as if rubbing out some brief and inconvenient pain.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth




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