nonfunctional
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Cuba’s military has declined to 40,000-45,000 soldiers, with nonairworthy warplanes and nonfunctional naval vessels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
By about age 75, the thymus is essentially nonfunctional.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 29, 2025
In the desert outpost of Amboy, along Route 66 about 210 miles east of Los Angeles, a small team of workers sustains California’s most iconic nonfunctional lodging: Roy’s Motel and Cafe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025
In the clay world, he said, there’s always talk about functional versus nonfunctional pottery, attempting to draw a line between the two.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2024
Since mutations are random nucleotide changes, most of them are harmful or lethal, coding into existence nonfunctional enzymes.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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