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function

[fuhngk-shuhn] / ˈfʌŋk ʃən /




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These kinds of businesses, or the representations of these businesses, how do they function and how do they flourish?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Even so, scientists have not fully understood how these different stresses combine to impair HSC function.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

Each double helix contains vast arrays of chemical subunits that function like the zeroes and ones in a computer program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

In February 2025, Kayan was admitted to hospital in Sheffield with high levels of calcium and reduced kidney function.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Since the chemical was acidic, its name was later modified to nucleic acids—but the cellular function of nuclein had remained mysterious.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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