bureaucratic
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She has filled out a government form demanding compensation from Russia -- a bureaucratic formality.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
“It’s literally a bureaucratic, Kafkaesque nightmare,” Lawson said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Then there's the added pressure applied by industry and the competing interests of states - whose stake in regulatory controls blurs the lines of accountability and increases bureaucratic hurdles.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Cooper has long labored with a bureaucratic disadvantage: he lacks the easy access that Caine has to the Oval Office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
She enjoyed her job but didn’t try to gloss over the bureaucratic headaches of government work.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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