awkwardness

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And she said combining the resources of Rufus and Alexa+, which can search the broader internet, would allow Amazon’s new AI assistant to offer more detail and less awkwardness in its responses.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Hamza Imtiaz, an engineer at semiconductor design firm Semidynamics, acknowledged some awkwardness when it came to anchoring someone from the opposite gender but none when helping hoist the boss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

There might be a small touch of some discomfort or dissonance or awkwardness or absurdity or something.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Instead, he said, Greg Russo’s world, for all its awkwardness, is one that he and Lawrence would want to live in, like the place Denford would like more of us to find ourselves.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

I think once the awkwardness is out of the way he’ll make for a solid partner-in-crime.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera