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Gamble's resignation reduced the panel to five but it is still able to function, and could technically continue to operate if there were two more resignations.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

But soil biodiversity is declining around the world, threatening agriculture, food security and the ability of ecosystems to function properly.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

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From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

That certainly won’t have any negative impact on our brain function and attention spans.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026

Mersenne’s community was an informal group which met and exchanged letters, though he expressed a wish to form a proper college that would function mainly through correspondence.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Afterward, the researchers extract a relatively thick oil from the solvent that functions as a lubricant.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

Over several generations, government programs assumed functions previously performed by families, churches, mutual-aid societies, fraternal organizations and local charities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Below the surface of the water, species such as green-brown bladderwrack seaweed provide vital functions for other wildlife.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Most of the time, that arrangement functions well enough that we hardly think about it.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026

Martial law enabled the army to assume the functions of arbitrator in the controversy, but no effort at conciliation was made.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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

In the years following its acquisition by Google, the London-based DeepMind primarily functioned as an independent research entity instead of a integrated product unit.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

Married to the legendary Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee until his death in 2014, Quinn has functioned, at least since the 1980s, as the self-appointed spokeswoman of the nation’s permanent political establishment.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

Our vertebral column has evolved little from our four-legged, quadrupedal tree-dwelling ancestors, where it functioned primarily as a flexible beam for smooth movement from branch to branch, while also protecting the spinal cord.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

Her mind functioned like a wooden mind, her body moved crookedly like a badly operated marionette, but she went steadily about her business.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

They noted higher rates of anxiety, depression and executive functioning challenges compared to non-autistic peers in both boys and girls throughout childhood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

In its guidance, the education ministry allows exemptions from the ban for "educational uses" or for purposes "necessary for the proper functioning of the school".

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

"But when we deleted it from neurons, the cells became larger and started functioning normally again."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

The most deprived group experienced up to three times more pain-related issues with mental health, social functioning, and physical disability, compared to the least deprived.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

The compass was still gyrating loosely, but the altimeter was functioning accurately, as far as he could judge, and showed them to be floating about a thousand feet above the seashore and parallel with it.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman