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dysfunction

[dis-fuhngk-shuhn] / dɪsˈfʌŋk ʃən /


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Researchers believe the compound's ability to protect the intestinal barrier could make it useful against other conditions involving inflammation and metabolic dysfunction.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

The 23-year-old attacking midfielder says he is being treated for a "neurological dysfunction" after collapsing during two friendlies this summer.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Last week showed no obvious sign of market dysfunction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

In a landscape littered with teenage dysfunction, Netflix’s ‘Don’t Say Good Luck’ is a moving argument for aspirational television.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

“Did we inherit the same dysfunction or something?”

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

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

The results were striking: the compound not only lowered blood sugar and improved insulin responsiveness but also addressed broader metabolic dysfunctions through a previously underexplored biological route.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2025

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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