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They are all flawed, complex and figuring things out, sometimes inelegantly.

From Seattle Times Aug. 4, 2023

The creature, rather inelegantly named “The Invincible Brush Man” by the Ontario Daily Report, seemed oddly drawn to noisy racetracks.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 24, 2023

But there are tributes and pandering, and a few of those direct lifts are placed within the plot as inelegantly as you can imagine.

From Salon Nov. 20, 2021

I remember inelegantly shoving it into our early introductions, unprompted.

From Slate Feb. 12, 2020

July was hot, as Diana had so inelegantly predicted.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson




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