bureaucratic
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However, since his death in January, his wife Fiona has been caught up in a bureaucratic nightmare.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
“The City of Los Angeles will always clear bureaucratic barriers, making it easier and more affordable to film in the entertainment capital of the world,” she wrote on X last month.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
Some of this is due to the complicated and sometimes bureaucratic system for making claims.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
No doubt that would violate bureaucratic rules and air-quality standards, and also might suggest some troubling historical comparisons.
From Salon • May 3, 2026
“It is,” said Henry, “but we can’t do that. Too much red tape. The eyases would be grandparents by the time we got through all the bureaucratic loops.”
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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