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

Forest Service, which recently underwent a sweeping structural overhaul.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Analyst Takayuki Hara also cites the Japanese company’s structural growth in Japan’s rent-guarantee market, a tailwind from rent inflation, and attractive P/E and dividend yield relative to peers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In August, Burnham’s chief structural engineer, Abraham Gottlieb, made a startling disclosure: He had failed to calculate wind loads for the fair’s main buildings.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson