bureaucratic
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Some of this is due to the complicated and sometimes bureaucratic system for making claims.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
After it sparked outrage, many people pointed out the bureaucratic hurdles involved in accessing someone's funds after their death, particularly when they did not register a nominee who can claim it.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Current and former Social Security officials have told ProPublica over the past year that the SSI program’s complexities and absurdities remain perhaps the agency’s biggest bureaucratic headache.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
The carrier was “too hierarchical, way too bureaucratic, way too process-oriented as opposed to outcomes-oriented,” Schulman told investors at a Morgan Stanley event last month.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
Perhaps following the lead of the state’s chief executive, Durham first used the bureaucratic device that could be called “Death by Committee.”
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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