functioning

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The new AI-powered Siri understands on-device context as well as general world knowledge, functioning like a chatbot that can find files, draft messages and answer queries.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

For now, the fish are functioning fine in their adopted creek.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

He found a city rebuilding itself: a functioning airport, paved roads some lined with restaurants and street lighting keeping once-feared neighbourhoods alight after dark.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The U.S. energy system is functioning efficiently, helping forestall a global economic crisis that could hit hard at home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

He finally thinks I’m a fully functioning umbrella.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson