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“A half-hour of hard-driving rock led straight into mid-tempo sludge like ‘Fingerprint File,’ a pointless but not purposeless exercise whose supposed function was to prove that Jagger could play guitar competently.”

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

“Expertly designed retaining walls expand the usable hillside pad, showcasing an understanding of form and function that mirrors the property’s disciplined calm.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Without water, the locks that lift and lower ships at the start and end of their crossing cannot function.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

It said this would ensure the institutions can continue to function while maintaining the principle of power-sharing.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Part of his problem was a function of location.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

A long obscure board that oversees L.A.’s federal homelessness funds has published a request for qualifications seeking new applicants for the four federally-mandated functions that make up LAHSA’s core work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

The simplest approach is to use the built-in export functions available from each major AI platform.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

And I haven’t even gotten to the fantasy talk, which turns otherwise delightful conversationalists into bores you need to avoid at office functions and weekend barbecues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Even today, aside from making a mortgage payment — which functions as a sort of forced-savings mechanism — households typically don’t save much at all, he noted.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

In part, that was because the Mutual, operating in the vacuum of the segregated and underdeveloped South, quickly assumed a range of functions and responsibilities far beyond those of a mere insurance company.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Although companies describe them as decision-support tools, she said they often functioned as "automated decision-making systems".

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Rather than serving as a heavy hammer, it functioned as a softer striking tool used to repair and sharpen stone handaxes and other cutting implements after their edges became worn.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026

Married to the legendary Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee until his death in 2014, Quinn has functioned, at least since the 1980s, as the self-appointed spokeswoman of the nation’s permanent political establishment.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

The conflict has functioned as an accelerated stress test, compressing years of operational learning into months and validating or refuting assumptions about real-world system performance.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

Their friendship functioned when they were working, when she was tutoring him or he was finding Fragments for her to study.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

If the body’s system isn’t functioning properly, then there is a risk of dehydration, heart strain and overheating, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

The situation has disrupted social and economic life to such an extent that the authorities announced a rare relaxation of security protocols to allow the city of some three million people to keep functioning.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Last week, the Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledged to get the Stormont government functioning properly with a budget, but it is unclear how much money London could provide.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Importantly, however, bond markets aren’t in a panic mode and are functioning properly, analysts at Allianz Research said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

She had been brought up to follow rules, to believe that the proper functioning of the world depended upon her compliance, and follow them—and believe—she did.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng