dysfunctional
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But all of that has gone hand-in-hand with persistent complaints about a slow bureaucracy and a dysfunctional city administration which famously took almost 15 years to build an international airport with next-door Brandenburg state.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
They haven’t won a single postseason game since 2009, earning the reputation as perhaps baseball’s most dysfunctional organization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Anita Asante: The mood at the club just feels different, compared to how dysfunctional they were under Ruben Amorim or Erik ten Hag.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
“It’s opening up this conversation about the fragility and how dysfunctional this healthcare system is and how hard it is for these doctors and healthcare workers to navigate their way through it,” Hatosy adds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 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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