structural
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Some of the reasons secretaries of state have made poor presidential candidates of late are structural.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
The data, instead, show a “crisis-driven liquidation by a handful of countries under severe currency pressure. It is not a structural shift away from gold reserves.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
However, Alianza Lima later published a statement, also on X, that said: "According to the preliminary information available, the incident is not related to the collapse of walls or structural facilities of the sports complex".
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
The project appears complex as it requires high structural rigidity and a 62-meters vertical clearance, he reckons.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The result is a structural conflict in the nature of science, a conflict whose origins are historical.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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