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dysfunction

[dis-fuhngk-shuhn] / dɪsˈfʌŋk ʃən /


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Because mitochondria are essential for maintaining healthy cells, disruptions to their energy production could potentially contribute to cellular dysfunction in some of these conditions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Investors cited concerns about Indonesian market dysfunction, suspected coordinated trading and a lack of meaningful enforcement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“Thank you for your patience and understanding,” Sanders said, “and giving us the time that we needed to navigate some dysfunction and some troubled waters to write the album we’re proud of.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 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

I was hopeful that since for once I wasn’t the focus of the dysfunction, perhaps we could address some of the real issues going on.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

But U.S. submarine production is limited by a brittle supply chain, scarce skilled labor, and other dysfunctions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

"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 makes sense when one considers the diversity of dysfunctions that appear in cells of people with chronic diseases: dysfunctions in cell signaling, metabolic processes, gene expression and gene silencing, and more.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024

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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