functional
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He managed the Cristiano Ronaldo-Karim Benzema dynamic at Madrid, keeping them functional if not always comfortable.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Through the costly efforts of district staff and private contractors, which included Innive, the system gradually became functional and continues in use.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
AIP imports models from other companies that help make Palantir’s software more powerful, and Palantir executives argue that their software makes many models more functional, reducing the slop.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
That RNA copy is then translated into amino acids, which are linked together to form proteins and other functional molecules.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2026
Leonardo’s drawing is clear enough for a model of the machine to have been built and demonstrated to be functional.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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