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cumbersome

[kuhm-ber-suhm] / ˈkʌm bər səm /


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He pointed to cumbersome regulations as well as the rising cost of machinery and fertiliser - trends that began before Trump returned to the White House.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

The prior authorization “could be a bit of a cumbersome process for providers and pharmacies to navigate.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

Iran's top diplomat Abbas Araghchi, in an intervew with CNN published Sunday, described negotiating with Washington as "very cumbersome".

From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026

Doctors can be dismissive of the information gleaned from an Apple Watch, and putting that data into electronic medical records is cumbersome when it is possible.

From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026

Germany failed to match the Allies in tank development, producing just one model, the cumbersome A7V, manned by a crew of twelve, which appeared too late in the war to have any real impact.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman


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