functioning as
Example Sentences
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"They are a sign of a healthy city. If you see a dearth of children, that rings alarm bells that a city is not functioning as it should," she added.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
According to NASA, the processor is functioning as intended and has shown performance levels roughly 500 times greater than the radiation-hardened chips currently used in spacecraft.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2026
“It’s a lifeline to keep functioning as normally as possible,” he said, explaining that the business lost money last year due to tariffs and has been discounting some existing inventory to boost cash flow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Even the distributor behind this very sequel, 20th Century Studios, was bought, chopped up and consolidated, now functioning as one of Disney’s many appendages.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
That is to say that they all but ceased their functioning as ears.
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
