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dysfunction

[dis-fuhngk-shuhn] / dɪsˈfʌŋk ʃən /


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That raises the possibility that medications acting on the same pathway might eventually be repurposed to address oligodendrocyte dysfunction and age-related cognitive decline.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

"Those who are doing their job and trying to do their job should be properly remunerated for it but unfortunately some are prevented from doing that by the dysfunction".

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

In a landscape littered with teenage dysfunction, Netflix’s ‘Don’t Say Good Luck’ is a moving argument for aspirational television.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

In short, there was no market dysfunction that Bessent was obliged to address, just the market pricing Treasury yields at roughly the same rate the U.S. economy grows.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

“Did we inherit the same dysfunction or something?”

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

"There was a very structured 50-year-long reflection on themes that may seem light, but are in fact about our Western world, about the dysfunctions of our Western world," curator Quentin Bajac told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

This followed a long riff about Europe’s many economic dysfunctions, especially on energy policy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

The results were striking: the compound not only lowered blood sugar and improved insulin responsiveness but also addressed broader metabolic dysfunctions through a previously underexplored biological route.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2025

The agency said he died Tuesday after being treated for age-related illnesses and multiple organ dysfunctions for the past year.

From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024

These living arrangements - more adapted to rustic open spaces than to high rises - led to severe social and psychological dysfunctions.

From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Samuel Vaknin


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