maladroit
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Maladroit performances at similar hearings last year led to the resignations of the presidents of Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania.
From New York Times • May 8, 2024
In 2001, the rock band Weezer uploaded MP3s of unfinished songs to the band's website and invited fans to help frontman Rivers Cuomo decide which tracks should go on the album, eventually called Maladroit.
From Time • Jul. 8, 2010
Maladroit as he was, bearded Patrice Lumumba last week staged an erratic but undeniable demagogic comeback.
From Time Magazine Archive
He frequently comes across as a good-natured Mr. Maladroit, garbling his syntax, muddling his ideas and tripping over his applause lines.
From Time Magazine Archive
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