functioning as

Example Sentences

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According to NASA, the processor is functioning as intended and has shown performance levels roughly 500 times greater than the radiation-hardened chips currently used in spacecraft.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

Even the distributor behind this very sequel, 20th Century Studios, was bought, chopped up and consolidated, now functioning as one of Disney’s many appendages.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

A big part of the initial workload is conducting checks of life support, propulsion and other Orion systems to ensure they are functioning as planned.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Musk told Tesla investors at the time that he envisioned xAI functioning as an "orchestra conductor" for Tesla factories employing autonomous robots.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

There seemed to be no way in which atoms and molecules could somehow spontaneously fall together to create organisms of such awesome complexity and subtle functioning as grace every region of the Earth.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan