gummed
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Attempts to reform and expedite the appeals process over the years have further gummed up the system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
But product development at larger companies is slow and rigid, often getting gummed up in corporate bureaucracy, Brasher said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
That gummed up credit markets, tanked the value of money-market funds, and sent global stock markets into a tailspin.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
It also could take a long time for Saudi Arabia to actually take possession of the jets and the process could get gummed up in Congress or derailed by other developments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
The gears of the heavens had gotten gummed up, and now it would be daytime forever.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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