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dysfunctional

[dis-fuhngk-shuh-nl] / dɪsˈfʌŋk ʃə nl /


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In obesity, fat tissue becomes enlarged and dysfunctional.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

The company added that the California regulator should take responsibility for its part in making the state’s insurance market “the most dysfunctional in the country.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

King Charles III’s address to a joint meeting of Congress was the closest thing in a long time to a kumbaya moment on an ever more dysfunctional Capitol Hill.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

The new series examines the dysfunctional and volatile relationship between two men growing up in Glasgow in the 1980s.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

The painting of the dysfunctional family in front of me begins to move—pointing and laughing at me.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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