No matter that Mattis is maladroit, he is respected by fellow collectors, in part for having solved a vexing art world mystery.

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In this one, a graduate student in art, Evelyn (Rachel Weisz), a fire-breathing free spirit, unaccountably takes up with an overweight and maladroit undergraduate, Adam (Paul Rudd).

NEWYORKER: The Shape of Things

It is worth noting that this maladroit and shortsighted policy may have profound political costs to the Bush Administration -- even as they are incurring significant strategic costs to the nation.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: "In the name of God, Go!"

Perhaps this reference reflects maladroit draftsmanship.

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