awkward
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Awkward and searching, it exists in a filmic space that you could argue was opened up by last year’s courageous documentary “Predators.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
The Mike Vrabel Situation Has Gotten Very Awkward in New England: In an ideal world, the fiasco involving the Patriots coach and Dianna Russini could be a private matter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
That’s how the production company Awkward Productions is introducing its new musical “Gwyneth Goes Skiing,” about Gwyneth Paltrow’s trial over a skiing accident, set to run at the Pleasance Theater in London this December.
From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2023
Awkward if much of the line to and from Manchester is ditched or delayed before the conference.
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2023
A Level Six Awkward Silence descended upon us, despite the bustle of the terminal all around.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
Vocabulary lists containing awkward
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 3
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English Words Derived from Old Norse
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