nonfunctional
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In 2009, an Iridium Communications satellite hit a nonfunctional Russian communications satellite, generating around 1,800 pieces of debris at least 10 centimeters in size.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
By about age 75, the thymus is essentially nonfunctional.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 29, 2025
They found deep kinship in their approach to mechanical problems — sometimes more intuitive than methodical — and their desire to restore nonfunctional or limping machines to their full potential.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
Some officials have been talking about nonfunctional turf so much that they abbreviate it with the acronym “NFT.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2023
She was so nonfunctional and listless that her appointed lawyer thought she was incompetent to stand trial.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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