bureaucracy
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First, it can show up as small irritations — like feeling annoyed with the bureaucracy or the transportation system.
From Salon • Jul. 11, 2026
Despite spending on what was needed, the bureaucracy couldn’t deliver to those in need.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026
The measure says revenues cannot be spent on state bureaucracy or administrative costs.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026
Germany's export-led industry was long the engine of its economic success but has been hit hard in recent years by rising energy and labour costs as well as cumbersome bureaucracy.
From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026
I had to be taught the whole love bureaucracy of the school.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
Vocabulary lists containing bureaucracy
100 SAT Words Beginning with "B"
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Herbert Hoover on "Rugged Individualism" (1928)
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