turgid
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Some have waded through turgid Communist Party documents in search of subtle shifts in tone and vocabulary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
Galthie recalled Gael Fickou in midfield, with locks Thibaud Flament and Emmanuel Meafou the other changes from last Saturday's turgid win over Fiji.
From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025
Regulation time was stuffy, extra-time was turgid, and the penalties were remarkably unremarkable.
From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025
Mr. Dennett combined a wide range of knowledge with an easy, often playful writing style to reach a lay public, avoiding the impenetrable concepts and turgid prose of many other contemporary philosophers.
From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2024
The water itself was turgid, gray- green even on sunny days, oil slicked, and reeking of diesel fuel and seaweed.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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