dysfunctional
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Running a pharmaceutical company under our dysfunctional system is a high-wire act that requires balancing the high-risk, high-cost business of drug discovery against the dubious math of drug pricing.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
“Your bank account can’t protect you if you are breathing polluted air or rely on a dysfunctional health care system.”
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Onigbinde describes it as "a symptom of the dysfunctional budgeting process".
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
As levels fall, mitochondrial membranes become increasingly fragmented and dysfunctional.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026
If we’re a messed up, dysfunctional family, I guess this can go down as our single functional moment.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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