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function

[fuhngk-shuhn] / ˈfʌŋk ʃən /




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The Korean market’s slump is not just a function of less confidence in the AI capex cycle.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

“Any factory you walk into right now, you just cannot function without at least an understanding of how these systems are operational,” ASU’s Starly said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

The researchers had anticipated that viscosity would primarily function as a physical obstacle.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

This would mean removing DUP Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly from her role, as the two ministers share an office and cannot function without one another.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

He went to a doctor and requested a cursory, nonintrusive examination, but was told that only a blood test would enable the doctor to evaluate his kidney function.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

The point is that prediction markets, unlike sportsbooks, serve legitimate economic functions beyond entertainment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

As much as the spa functions as a social club, Voda balances that with a space for deep relaxation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Although the current cloak represents a major advance, the researchers want to develop more sophisticated versions capable of performing additional functions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

This is alongside annual functions held at Campbell Park such as Art in the Park, the Zimbabwe Heritage Festival, MK Pride and Oktoberfest.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

With the women strapped to tilt tables with their heads angled down at 65 degrees, a cardiologist checked their heart functions as an electrocardiogram recorded information every five minutes.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

Because platinum conducts electricity, the lens also functioned as an electrode.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

Coxon lived in London at the Newspeak House, a self-described independent residential college that functioned as both a co-living space and event venue where young people gathered to discuss technology and politics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

At first, the account functioned like a group chat for local surfers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

And while some safety systems were absent, he said the gas detectors apparently functioned as they should do, triggering an automatic shut down of the fuel supply.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

The combination of government and religion has thus functioned, together with germs, writing, and technology, as one of the four main sets of proximate agents leading to history’s broadest pattern.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Such support might allow neural networks to continue functioning even as Alzheimer's related damage accumulates.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

If present, these clouds could reflect incoming radiation before it reaches the surface, functioning as a natural sunscreen.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

By the time the RSF seized the city in October 2025, the Saudi Hospital was the only functioning health facility left.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

By examining these different components, the team could identify changes in how the brain was functioning, including whether it remained unusually active during periods when it should have been resting.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

When one is concerned with the mysterious and wonderful functioning of the human body, cause and effect are seldom simple and easily demonstrated relationships.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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