functional
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"We welcome the proposed changes, but the DWP needs to go further and faster to ensure a fair and functional system."
From BBC • May 15, 2026
To test it you would need to calculate functional information.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Through the costly efforts of district staff and private contractors, which included Innive, the system gradually became functional and continues in use.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
"Restoring a more youthful microbiome can reverse several core features of aging at both the molecular and functional level, including inflammation, fibrosis, mitochondrial decline, telomere attrition, and DNA damage," Dr. Li said.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
It was the first in a sequence of impossibly rich and voluminous banquets whose menus raised the question of whether any of the city’s leading men could possibly have a functional artery.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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