functional
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His unconventional ceramics, like his painting, tend to be massively scaled and edge closer to sculpture than functional objects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
“You need to build up your functional capacity so you’ve got some reserve there.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Even before the latest escalation, only around 60 percent of Yemen's health facilities were fully functional, Heinzelmann added.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Despite major damage to epithelial tissue, the larvae were able to regenerate fully functional wings.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Finally, when I have survived the worst, opening my eyes underwater, sniffing water into my sinuses and snorting it out, and even gargling repeatedly to wash out my throat, I’m functional enough to help Finnick.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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