bureaucracy
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In a statement, Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson defended Hegseth's record, calling him a "transformative leader" who has "slashed bureaucracy, unleashed innovation, and delivered for our warfighters".
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Now, they help people navigate Mexican bureaucracy to regularize their status.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Under Cohn, yes meant yes; there was no bureaucracy to navigate, no series of endless maybes, as Capra would later encounter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
One risk is that the project is strangled by inflexibility in the Navy’s technical bureaucracy that certifies parts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Langan talks about dealing with Reed and Montana State as if they were some kind of vast and unyielding government bureaucracy.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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This is a skillset of someone who is happiest in the darkest corners of government—the swampiest of swamps—a realm of acronyms, white papers, and multihyphenate bureaucracies.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
But the US has rejected this stance, with White House technology adviser Michael Kratsios saying: "AI adoption cannot lead to a brighter future if it is subject to bureaucracies and centralised control."
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
But organized grassroots movements have the power to challenge these lethal bureaucracies, whether at home or abroad.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025
They camped out in various bureaucracies, literally sleeping in the office and having food delivered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
His personal charisma and innovative strategies won many battles, but as early as the fall of 1965 Fuller had already realized the need for a new organization, one less hamstrung by federal and local bureaucracies.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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