function
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The actor said she was approached by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to ask if she would voice the personal assistant function; she declined.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
ME has no known cure or specific treatment, with patients often relying on off-label medication to manage a condition that can cause more than 200 symptoms, including nausea, headaches, poor cognitive function and brain fog.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
California Secretary of State Shirley Weber said the federal list of names lacks the detail and function to be of any investigative use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Meanwhile, pressure on U.S. 10-year treasury yields was slightly easing Thursday, which Jefferies equities trading analyst Jeffrey Favuzza said was likely “a function around the sentiment in AI.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
His opponents believe in "localized function"; that is, they believe that the brain is divided into specific areas that control specific things.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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Los Angeles County will conduct future homeless counts and apply for federal grants on behalf of the region’s homeless services providers, taking over two functions from the beleaguered Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Moynihan said the company had redeployed some staff to fulfill compliance obligations, meaning it won't mean additional costs in the future for these functions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
As an embryo grows, its cells divide repeatedly and begin taking on specialized functions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
Executives also were “optimistic” regarding AI’s ability to automate manual tasks and act as a real-time tool for several sales, marketing and finance functions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
It’s remarkable how a stereotype functions as an actual trap.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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One specimen, identified as Embryo No. 3, stood out because its DNA recording system had functioned particularly well and preserved the most extensive developmental history.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
Some also said her engagement party last fall functioned more as a commercial endeavor than a personal celebration, citing in part the affiliate links she posted beforehand for suggested guest attire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
At first, the account functioned like a group chat for local surfers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
While the estate's network of tracks functioned as a fire break in some locations, in other areas strong winds helped high flames jump the gap.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The system functioned relatively automatically, and the prevailing system of racial meanings, identities, and ideologies already seemed natural.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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This second wave of dramatic change has led in just the last few months to a reappraisal of how world trade is functioning and how it is going to be managed.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
The researchers found that GMPs could be grown extensively in the laboratory while retaining their ability to develop into functioning immune cells.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
The inquest heard that the 24-year-old was under adult mental health services in Doncaster, but was "highly functioning and independent with no care requirements".
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Such conditions, such as irritable bowel syndrome, result in gastrointestinal symptoms related to the functioning of the autonomic nervous system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
That is to say that they all but ceased their functioning as ears.
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
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