functional
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Lawmakers returned to Washington after a two-week recess to face a backlog of issues that would stress even a functional majority, which both the House and Senate lack.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
The paper, titled "Single-nucleus chromatin accessibility profiling identifies cell types and functional variants contributing to major depression" by Anjali Chawla and Gustavo Turecki et al., was published in Nature Genetics.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
The Ellers weren’t convinced their children needed treatment at all, and were skeptical about cochlear implants, which drill out functional tissue to install electrodes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Even couples who make it well into a marriage contend with all the perils born from romance gone stale, including the functional discord clumsily realized in the sight-gag metaphor of “The Miniature Wife.”
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
It was a huge relief to become functional in this hellish new world, but I was never confident and always made sure to stay close to the others.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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