dysfunctional
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Dysfunctional family relationships and minor disputes are getting in the way.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 4, 2025
"But we are sure patients can have dysfunctional breathing without being aware of it. Dysfunctional breathing can occur in a resting state."
From Science Daily • Nov. 10, 2025
The seminar is entitled “Recovering From Dysfunctional Families,” the cost is $39 and the teacher is Patti Davis, daughter of Ronald and Nancy Reagan.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2023
Dysfunctional mistakes were made at every level, it said.
From BBC • Jul. 13, 2022
Zakaria lays out the road from the pandemic to the transcendence of America the Dysfunctional.
From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2020
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