functioning

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Ireland's government announced fresh tax cuts on petrol and diesel at an emergency cabinet meeting Sunday after fuel cost protests that had threatened the functioning of the country's emergency services.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

"However, that's hardly a good reason for soft-bricking millions of still functioning devices."

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

In 2021, the group found that CSE was not functioning properly in mice with Alzheimer's disease, and that very small injections of hydrogen sulfide helped protect brain function.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Michael Muthukrishna, professor of economic psychology at the London School of Economics, describes innovation as a collaborative effort, with inventors functioning like neurons in the “collective brain” of a society.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“We’ll airlift you to the hospital in Kendra. It’s functioning with generators.”

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret