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cumbersome

[kuhm-ber-suhm] / ˈkʌm bər səm /


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A $3,500 price tag and cumbersome battery pack tethered to the headset certainly weren’t selling points.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

That’s crucial because, until then, it was extremely difficult and cumbersome to make this trade, which in turn kept a lid on the number of investors actually following the strategy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

Unilateral action can be rationalized as acting because it is too cumbersome to mobilize allies whose interests do not align with one’s own.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

This was expensive, cumbersome, and incurred many internal costs.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

As he parked his cumbersome vehicle, which immediately came under attack by Mercedes Rael, the bus driver, Bill Thorpe, announced over the intercom that this was Milagro.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols