functional

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The meetings typically take place in a bland but functional meeting room at the union headquarters building in Koreatown.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

“The functional area flagged by most customers as ground-zero for AI-driven headcount reductions was customer support, resulting in some seat growth risk in ServiceNow’s CSM segment,” wrote analyst Karl Keirstead.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

"The resources Meta is devoting to blocking these ads would be better spent improving user safety through functional tools to reduce problematic use and to detect and remove users under age 13," she added.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

"This is real nanotechnology, as we can manipulate matter at the nanoscale. It is also a critical development for functional textiles, as the scrolls could be incorporated as reinforcement materials in synthetic fibers."

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

While functional, the problem with this theory is that it often places you personally and physically at the very nexus of destruction.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen