dysfunction

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Recent Examples of dysfunction Recent searches for a new police chief have taken over a year to complete, often exposing dysfunctions in the city’s branches of leadership. Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025 For adults, chronic lead exposure is linked with kidney dysfunction, hypertension and neurocognitive effects, the FDA said. Julia Gomez, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025 Despite its name, the condition, which has yet to be formally recognized, is often also paired with emotional, cognitive and physical dysfunction. Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025 And Mac Jones is out in San Francisco, reminding everyone what confidence and a great teacher can look like together, when they’re not smothered by dysfunction. Dianna Russini, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dysfunction
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Noun
  • Indoor cats live for 15 to 17 years on average, while outdoor felines live only for 2 to 5 years due to dangers such as extreme temperatures, wildlife, and disease.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • In fact, foods like fatty fish, olive oil, berries, and leafy greens have strong evidence supporting their strong anti-inflammatory effects and their ability to protect against chronic inflammatory diseases.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Senior Democrats are treating Saturday’s demonstrations as a show of strength and are urging participants to be peaceful amid fears disorder could be used to justify an administration crackdown.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Jake and Claire Juip − who use motorized wheelchairs − have a rare neurodegenerative disorder called Friedreich's ataxia.
    Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Dysfunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dysfunction. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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