- present participle of function.
functioning
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By the time the RSF seized the city in October 2025, the Saudi Hospital was the only functioning health facility left.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
"I was no longer functioning like a proper human being," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Over time, severe cases may develop into cirrhosis, a condition in which extensive scarring prevents the liver from functioning properly.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Although Nazi Germany pursued nuclear research through a program known as the Uranprojekt, historians have long debated how close its scientists came to developing a functioning reactor.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
I’ll go ahead and tell you that things will probably be tense for a little while, but I do think we’ll eventually get back to seminormal functioning.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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