dysfunctional
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In the Backrooms, where unrest and discontent stretch on for miles, maybe more, we can be as dysfunctional as we want to be.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
To readers of “Dirtbag, Massachusetts,” Mr. Fitzgerald’s 2022 memoir about his dysfunctional childhood and hard-partying adulthood, it will come as no surprise that his parents couldn’t even agree about Johnny Appleseed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
If the U.S. healthcare system is dysfunctional, then the long-term-care situation is a complete and utter disaster.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
To make the system less dysfunctional, California could restrict localities from blocking transit, just like it did with housing, Schank said, on the basis it is a critical need.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Our relatives regularly went to him for advice on their businesses, rocky marriages, or dysfunctional relationships with their children.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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