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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

“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

Demagogues and electoral dysfunction are nothing new, as he acknowledges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 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

“Did we inherit the same dysfunction or something?”

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

That essay prompted a bracing response from Luis and Pieter Garicano, a father-and-son duo who chronicle Europe’s economic dysfunctions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 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

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

Impairment of ribosome production and other nucleolar dysfunctions lie at the heart of cancers, neurodegeneration and developmental disorders.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 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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