bureaucratic
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Artists, she noted wryly, often prove difficult to categorize within bureaucratic systems.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Eventually, he gave up the attempted name change due to bureaucratic hurdles.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
They also tend to be out of town, where there are fewer bureaucratic hurdles and where customers are less likely to bump into their neighbors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
“An officer could simply invent an accusation of criminality, leaving the green-card holder trapped in a bureaucratic twilight zone for years before they have a chance to rebut the accusation at a hearing,” Mark writes.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
Only later did the alphabet’s easily learned vehicle of private communication become co-opted for public or bureaucratic purposes.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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