functional
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This, of course, has its own nuances, but being a functional adult means learning to measure your own integrity.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
The misconceptions about “Western functional art,” as it’s called throughout, are dismissed right away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
"We're saying there's a functional equivalence here. So you can't rule out vertical climbing just because something doesn't have a chimpanzee-like foot."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
He says Gen Z is price-sensitive but willing to pay more if the drink feels special, larger, or functional.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The profusion of metaconcepts in professional writing—all those levels, issues, contexts, frameworks, and perspectives—also makes sense when you consider the personal history of chunking and functional fixity in the writers.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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