dysfunctional
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If the U.S. healthcare system is dysfunctional, then the long-term-care situation is a complete and utter disaster.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
No less than the staid bow tie baseball chronicler Ken Rosenthal described the Red Sox under Henry as “incoherent, dysfunctional and forever poised to overreact.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
The Apple TV series, created by David E. Kelley and based on Rufi Thorpe’s 2024 novel, stars Michelle Pfeiffer, Elle Fanning and Nick Offerman as a loving but dysfunctional family.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
The new series examines the dysfunctional and volatile relationship between two men growing up in Glasgow in the 1980s.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
“This dysfunctional thing? I won’t be a part of it. I can’t live this life with you. I refuse. You’ve made your decision. Good luck with your life. I’m going to live mine.”
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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