functioning

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However, that larger payment continues every year for the rest of a person’s life and is adjusted for inflation, effectively functioning like a low-risk annuity.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Investors see rising outlet numbers, rising transaction volumes, and evidence that China’s consumer economy is still functioning.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Zhu believes workplaces are steadily moving toward an AI native future where AI systems are fully woven into daily tasks and processes rather than functioning as separate tools.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

Probably because at the time many of the time signatures and chordal progressions that Miles used were over the head of a young guitar player still functioning in the blues and folk idioms.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

The society of Gethen, in its daily functioning and in its continuity, is without sex.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin