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

But he believes football needs structural changes to "protect the beautiful game for generations to come".

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Leon stated that the president is the “steward” of the White House, not its “owner,” and ruled that he cannot proceed with such a massive structural change without express authorization from Congress.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 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

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