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[fuhngk-shuhn] / ˈfʌŋk ʃən /




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Things changed in January 2025, when Bass was more than 7,000 miles away at a diplomatic function in Ghana when the Palisades fire broke out.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Patients who received finerenone in addition to standard treatment experienced a significantly slower decline in kidney function compared with those receiving standard care alone.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

PJM’s energy dispatchers essentially function as air-traffic controllers, rerouting power as needed to meet demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Their next goal is to better understand how MYRF-1 and LIN-42 physically interact and how these developmental clocks function across different cells.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Impossible if the water-wheel driven by the engine is also going to function as the paddle which powers the boat through the water.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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