functions

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One form functions normally, while the other becomes inactive through cellular processes.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Many of them contain active ingredients which can have a biological effect on skin cells, therefore changing how the skin functions.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

He also expects Apple to launch an independent Siri app that functions similarly to other AI apps by acting as an “interface for text, voice, and attachments.”

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Of particular interest is the financial-services sector, where many companies are racing to deploy AI to perform various research and analysis functions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Not only will they look different when written on a staff, but they will have different functions within a key and different relationships with the other notes of a piece of music.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones