functional
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Directed by YouTuber turned filmmaker Curry Barker, the movie peps up a functional script with an ace performance by Inde Navarrette as a woman under a dark spell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Dash cameras were once purely functional devices meant to capture accidents and help settle insurance disputes, but now they’re content-creation machines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
A functional democracy requires its chief law enforcement officials to act as stabilizing forces during moments of national shock or uncertainty.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
In contrast, mice lacking functional mGluR4 or NPDC1 did not.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
My equipment was functional, my training was sound, my faith confirmed.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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