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functional

[fuhngk-shuh-nl] / ˈfʌŋk ʃə nl /


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The guideline came from Paltrow’s years of conversations with functional doctors and nutritionists, where she asked questions like, “What are the allergens that tend to cause the most inflammation in people?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Operating as a functional sculpture, the Bat Shelf is a collaboration between London artists Hannah Lim and Hugo Harris.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

“The functional area flagged by most customers as ground-zero for AI-driven headcount reductions was customer support, resulting in some seat growth risk in ServiceNow’s CSM segment,” wrote analyst Karl Keirstead.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

This early prototype represents the closest progress so far toward building a fully functional quantum battery.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Never mind that we taught each other to ride a bicycle with no hands, or to build a fully functional homemade camera out of a cardboard box.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini




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