functional
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The authors think this “law of increasing functional information” should sit alongside the second law of thermodynamics as a fundamental principle of nature.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
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
Using single-cell transcriptomics and functional testing, the team found that blocking this excessive lysosomal activity with a vacuolar ATPase inhibitor restored lysosomal health and improved the function of aging blood stem cells.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
It seemed so American to her, flossing, that mechanical sliding of a string between teeth, inelegant and functional.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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