cumbersome

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"When making tools for chemists, the user interface matters a lot, and previous tools relied on cumbersome filters and rules," says Andres M Bran, the first author of the Synthegy paper published in Matter.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

The libretto is cumbersome although full of dramatic promise and surprise and with a comic episode that prefigures “Falstaff.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

The expansion of the detection tool follows complaints from high-profile Americans about YouTube's cumbersome process for flagging and removing deepfakes from the platform –- especially as AI accelerates the creation of fabricated content.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Some hedge funds began trying to short individual stocks and bonds issued by firms that invest in private credit, but the process was cumbersome and costly, one hedge-fund manager said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

He was bright as hell, and full of lore, but he wasn’t burdened down with any of the cumbersome luggage of a too formal education.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger