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cumbersome

[kuhm-ber-suhm] / ˈkʌm bər səm /


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Appliance maker SharkNinja is building a tool to allow its finance team to monitor profitability in real time, potentially shaving weeks off the cumbersome process of building a forecast.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 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

He started wearing them in 2022 or so and last year intended to retire them because they can be cumbersome to travel with.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

Some half-a-dozen foreign tourists that the BBC spoke to also blamed longer and more cumbersome visa procedures and a hike in the five-year visa fees for the decline in visitor numbers.

From BBC May 16, 2026

I almost chucked it when we started up the hill, because it was so cumbersome.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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