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This gene helps control the movement of fluid through the brain, a function that supports the organ's natural waste-clearing system.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

“More recently, it’s a function of gas prices.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

That’s the real function of the heat score.

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026

Alphabet-owned Waymo uses cars from Jaguar and, soon, Hyundai, retrofitted with sensors to function as autonomous vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

If a mutation inactivated even one function, the mold would be unable to grow—unless the missing ingredient was supplied back into the broth.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Voters can feel as though their votes matter less, and it may contribute to negative public opinion about how the electoral system functions, Latner said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

Comparing the two strength functions allowed the team to determine conclusively that magnetic transitions inside the nucleus produce the low-energy enhancement.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

Max now functions like Telegram offering chat groups and channels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

The FCC also added foreign-made inverters to the list -- devices that, among other functions, convert direct current from batteries or solar panels into standard alternating current, which can be used by the electrical grid.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

Perhaps the better she functions, the better a singer she is, the more I am needed.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Married to the legendary Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee until his death in 2014, Quinn has functioned, at least since the 1980s, as the self-appointed spokeswoman of the nation’s permanent political establishment.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

In another lawsuit, he claimed an arcade rigged its claw machines against players, alleging it functioned as “a casino for children.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

They were also building out an empire, and that empire functioned by top-down tyrannical rule.

From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2026

The conflict has functioned as an accelerated stress test, compressing years of operational learning into months and validating or refuting assumptions about real-world system performance.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

Running system agent software was a little like having a virtual personal assistant—one that also functioned as a voice-activated interface with your computer.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

It is Exhibit A. A guarantee that demands this much luck, money, and endurance before a court will enforce it has not been functioning as a guarantee.

From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026

The firm said three nuclear reactors operating in the region at the time were functioning normally.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

"They are a sign of a healthy city. If you see a dearth of children, that rings alarm bells that a city is not functioning as it should," she added.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Since then, it has maintained exports of grain and sunflower oil and kept its beach resorts functioning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

In a fully functioning nuclear reactor, trillions of atoms are fissioning at any point in time.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland