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dysfunction

[dis-fuhngk-shuhn] / dɪsˈfʌŋk ʃən /


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As Patti summarized it, "there is no free lunch" when searching for sugar alternatives, particularly when several metabolic pathways can ultimately lead toward liver dysfunction.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

But a rapid jump in yields can signal forced selling in the market or a dysfunction that could spiral.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

Last week showed no obvious sign of market dysfunction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

"I've been diagnosed with temporary, brief, but easily treatable absence seizures, which are due to a neurological dysfunction," he explained.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

She didn’t tell him his mom was nice, or pretend that she hadn’t just seen the definition of dysfunction.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

"There was a very structured 50-year-long reflection on themes that may seem light, but are in fact about our Western world, about the dysfunctions of our Western world," curator Quentin Bajac told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

“Successive dysfunctions have brought us to catastrophe,” said Guy Tubiana, museum security adviser at the Culture Ministry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025

The agency said he died Tuesday after being treated for age-related illnesses and multiple organ dysfunctions for the past year.

From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024

"The simultaneous promotion and inhibition of inflammation by these enzymes could serve as an important protective mechanism for preventing dysfunctions arising in the system."

From Science Daily ● May 2, 2024

These living arrangements - more adapted to rustic open spaces than to high rises - led to severe social and psychological dysfunctions.

From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Samuel Vaknin



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