functioned
Example Sentences
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He said these forests were dominated by oak, hazel, elm, birch and pine but would have functioned as what we now recognise as a temperate rainforest in the wetter west.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
The change marks a shift in how the immigration system has functioned for decades, and will affect immigrants in the country illegally as well as foreign professionals sponsored by U.S. companies.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
These crater lakes may have functioned as localized "oxygen oases" before oxygen became widespread across the planet.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
I barely understood it — to me, it functioned like a random madness machine.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Not the least surprising feature of this economic system was that it functioned without money.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
