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the system

NOUN
bureaucracy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administration authority civil service management ministry red tape
STRONG
directorate government officialdom officials
WEAK
beadledom city hall powers that be regulatory commission the Establishment
NOUN
establishment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
authority bureaucracy
STRONG
diehards
WEAK
city hall established order old guard powers that be
Antonyms
WEAK
proletariat
NOUN
red tape
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bureaucracy
WEAK
authority bureaucratic paperwork city hall government management official forms official procedures officialdom officialism paper shuffling powers that be proper channels regulatory commission the Establishment

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There is simply “not enough elasticity” on the crude side of the system, so the adjustment is increasingly being “pushed down the barrel — out of crude and into refined products.”

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

And we’re living and working much longer than the system was designed for.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

That isn’t to say the system is foolproof.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Guttadauro says the system can be a deciding factor for parents choosing the nursery but says it requires investment in encrypted software, camera systems and staff training to ensure it is used safely and effectively.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

You could make an argument, if you wanted to, that the system evolved so that parents would be able to take care of kids.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell