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
They found deep kinship in their approach to mechanical problems — sometimes more intuitive than methodical — and their desire to restore nonfunctional or limping machines to their full potential.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024
Another bill introduced by Friedman, AB 1573, would have prohibited nonfunctional grass at new or renovated non-residential developments, and would have required more native plants for those properties.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2023
Overhead, strings of globe lights were looped around tall mirrors, bedposts, and the odd nonfunctional chandelier.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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