functioning
Example Sentences
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This allows clinicians to see how the smallest blood vessels are functioning long before serious complications emerge.
From Science Daily
“What stood out most to us was that being a caregiving grandparent seemed to matter more for cognitive functioning than how often grandparents provided care or what exactly they did with their grandchildren,” said Chereches.
From Science Daily
“Crime was completely out of control, and the department was functioning like a fire department. There wasn’t much proactive work going on because the police were kind of hated.”
“They still have cohesion. The regime is still functioning,” Citrinowicz said.
Bribery and corruption undermine the proper functioning of the global market.
From BBC
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