funk
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In an opinion piece at the Mind Matters website, technology consultant Jeffrey Funk called it "hype" driven by fear.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
Later I switched to “Some Kind of Wonderful” by Grand Funk Railroad for a simple reason: Whenever she’s around my heart beats in rhythm with the 1974 tune’s powerful drum lead-in.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
Other musicians who will receive the award this year include Mexican-American guitarist Carlos Santana, Chaka Khan, the American singer known as the Queen of Funk, and Paul Simon.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
ProPublica journalists Nicole Foy, McKenzie Funk, Joanna Shan, Haley Clark and Cengiz Yar gathered videos via Spanish and English social media posts, local press reports and court records.
From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026
Wally Funk, the baby of the group, applied to be an astronaut many times.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
Vocabulary lists containing funk
Chadwick Boseman (1976–2020) Tribute List
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