Since the tough-talking Fertitta bought the Rockets in 2017, the organization has transformed from a steady winner under former owner Leslie Alexander into a dysfunctional mess.

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An experienced administrator, she was recruited by the previous president to clean up a dysfunctional agency.

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Right now, it’s so dysfunctional that they can barely play a role.

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All the simmering signs of a dysfunctional economic system suddenly became fully evident, full-blown disasters.

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Mouser told the detective about his own experiences growing up in an abusive and dysfunctional home.

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Terrorist organizations thrive where the state is dysfunctional or struggling.

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