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“The system felt nonfunctional, and that was stressful,” Katie said.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

By about age 75, the thymus is essentially nonfunctional.

From Science Daily Dec. 29, 2025

They found deep kinship in their approach to mechanical problems — sometimes more intuitive than methodical — and their desire to restore nonfunctional or limping machines to their full potential.

From Seattle Times Jan. 26, 2024

In Texas, state auditors have been warning prison officials since at least 2013 about major fire safety flaws — including nonfunctional alarms, broken smoke detectors and missing extinguishers.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 27, 2023

“He has been kind of nonfunctional, hasn’t he? He isn’t brooding, is he?”

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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