functions

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SB 1296 keeps paid leave for actual representation work—contract negotiations and grievance proceedings—which are the core functions unions exist to perform.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Here, the big-budget sequel functions as bait: reel the people in, make them laugh, open their hearts and minds, then punch them in the gut.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

The position allows him to perform judicial and quasi-judicial functions, including adjudicating cases.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Psychologists have long debated whether the human mind can be explained by a single, unified theory or if different functions such as attention and memory must be studied separately.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

Although neurologists are still exploring how the auditory cortex functions, they now believe that music processing is actually much more complex then initially imagined, and involves many more parts of the brain than previously thought.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin