bureaucratic
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Then there's the added pressure applied by industry and the competing interests of states - whose stake in regulatory controls blurs the lines of accountability and increases bureaucratic hurdles.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The bureaucratic, multistep process for bringing new shots to market used to be the uncontroversial stuff of trade publications and medical journals, not national news.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
It comes as energy companies wait to see if drilling at two offshore fields in the area -- Jackdaw and Rosebank -- will be allowed amid court battles and bureaucratic delays.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Cooper has long labored with a bureaucratic disadvantage: he lacks the easy access that Caine has to the Oval Office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Only later did the alphabet’s easily learned vehicle of private communication become co-opted for public or bureaucratic purposes.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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