unwieldy
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After a certain point, however, teams become unwieldy, and it becomes harder to organize the team and manage communication.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Add in that at Audi there was another senior figure, in chief executive officer Adam Baker, and many felt the leadership of Audi looked unwieldy.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
As I wrote in Slate in December, Artemis has an unwieldy architecture and requires some important pieces that don’t yet exist.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
Their stocks traded at lower valuations than their pure-play peers because investors felt the conglomerates were more unwieldy.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
I stop still, watching her running figure with the coat flying out on either side and the unwieldy overshoes, as if she’s just some other person I’m watching, someone in a race.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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The Giver
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