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The effort has encumbered its targets with expansive requests for information and, in some cases, subpoenas — demanding notes, emails and other information related to social media companies and the government dating back to 2015.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2023

What surprises me most of all is the number of useless excrescences with which the author has encumbered his piece.

From The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama by Filon, Augustin