bureaucracy
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After defying tremendous odds to get the U.S. into the World Cup 36 years ago, he’s now battling an entrenched bureaucracy in an effort to build the support system the sport needs to thrive.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
The pair helped the sick find medicine and guided others through the labyrinth of municipal bureaucracy.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt erected millions of square feet of unsightly buildings on the National Mall to house an expanded federal bureaucracy during the world wars.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
Regulators and prosecutors are now playing catch-up to combat a batch of suspicious betting that touches various corners of the federal bureaucracy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
C. J. Peters could swim through a bureaucracy like a shark.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
Vocabulary lists containing bureaucracy
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