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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

Perusing the offerings, I’m reminded of an inelegantly named but beloved stromboli restaurant in New Brunswick, N.J., known as Stuff Yer Face.

From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2021

July was hot, as Diana had so inelegantly predicted.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson


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