dysfunctional
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In my short-lived time as a pledge, I found fraternities to be dysfunctional and unappealing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Rather than simply providing support for healthy nerve function throughout life, these cells appear capable of becoming dysfunctional and contributing to cognitive problems.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Wynonna said that she and Ashley were dysfunctional, didn’t agree on anything and developed separate lives, but she cared for her younger sister growing up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Thirlwall added her report described "dysfunctional management and governance, a gulf between hospital leadership and clinicians, and failure to understand the fundamentals of safeguarding".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
A crew composed entirely of eight amped-up, overtly aggressive oarsmen will often degenerate into a dysfunctional brawl in a boat or exhaust itself in the first leg of a long race.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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