function
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A Harvard researcher has found that nonusers consistently outperform users in attention, sustained attention and executive function.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
“The annoying thing is this is more of a short-term thing and it’s not really a function of positioning metrics…it’s more an observation when speaking to other traders,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
"We can't function without it and it's light on our pockets, that's a big thing for us."
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
"It showed us new interactions at the membrane interface and suggested why those matter for antibody function."
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
These units encode messages to build proteins—and the messages and proteins, in turn, enable the form and function of a living organism.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing function
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 6
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Language and Grammar - Introductory
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