the system
Example Sentences
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Dealing with a denial is rarely easy, even for people who work in the healthcare industry and have a better understanding of how the system works.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Nimbly, it manages to be both a pacifist film and a subversive one with no faith in the system as it stands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The Ethiopian authorities' 2019 report suggested the pilots followed steps to disengage the system, but even after manually trying to steady the plane, the system pushed the nose down until the aircraft crashed.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
If universities believe limits on athlete compensation are necessary, the answer should look like the system used elsewhere in American sports: negotiate those restraints with the people affected by them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The fact that black people during Jim Crow were often complicit with the system of control did not mean they supported racial oppression.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
