bulky
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"Athletes' bodies don't look their best in suits, they can look a bit bulky, so trousers can fall a weird way. This look is moving with the times."
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
“Management sees a broader market” once the company condenses its bulky, rack-mounted systems into smaller chips in a few years, he wrote.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
His alarm clock, a big and bulky machine that’s Bluetooth-connected to the house’s fire alarm, rattles his room until he finally shuts it off.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Instead of relying on bulky lenses and hardware, researchers are exploring materials that can manipulate light at the atomic scale.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
He then went into his study, and from a large strong-box took out a bundle wrapped in old cloths, and a leather-bound manuscript; and also a large bulky envelope.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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