dysfunctional
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Domestic demand is stymied by a dysfunctional social-welfare system, slow wage growth and high costs for healthcare and education.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
King Charles III’s address to a joint meeting of Congress was the closest thing in a long time to a kumbaya moment on an ever more dysfunctional Capitol Hill.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
The Apple TV series, created by David E. Kelley and based on Rufi Thorpe’s 2024 novel, stars Michelle Pfeiffer, Elle Fanning and Nick Offerman as a loving but dysfunctional family.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
The new series examines the dysfunctional and volatile relationship between two men growing up in Glasgow in the 1980s.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
The painting of the dysfunctional family in front of me begins to move—pointing and laughing at me.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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