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clumsiness

[kluhm-zee-nis] / ˈklʌm zi nɪs /


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There’s no harm in that per se, but you’ll have to forgive my irritation with Sudeikis, Lawrence, Hunt and fellow executive producer and showrunner Joe Kelly’s clumsiness with the team’s most complicated working relationship.

From Salon Sep. 10, 2026

She spilled Coke on her sari and figured her clumsiness would doom the engagement.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 25, 2025

We've excluded penalties to show how good United have been at creating and restricting chances themselves, rather than relying on opposition clumsiness or shirt-pulling like they did to score the winner against Burnley.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2025

“I’m sure we all have fractured toes from stuff like this...Just clumsiness I guess.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2025

She had always felt protective of him because of his clumsiness and his knack for getting into trouble.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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