function
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Although the structural changes were substantial, scientists still need to establish exactly how they affect heart function.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
“Any factory you walk into right now, you just cannot function without at least an understanding of how these systems are operational,” ASU’s Starly said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
This would mean removing DUP Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly from her role, as the two ministers share an office and cannot function without one another.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
For some clients, the resulting savings are small, a function of the size of their IRAs and the difference between their current tax rate and their future tax rate.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
From there, the team of operators can track every tiny detail of the reactor’s function.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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This is alongside annual functions held at Campbell Park such as Art in the Park, the Zimbabwe Heritage Festival, MK Pride and Oktoberfest.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
The heart is regulated partly by the autonomic nervous system, a network of nerves that automatically manages essential functions such as heartbeat, breathing, and digestion.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
The same capabilities that make A.I. agents useful for complicated business or technical functions make them freakishly good at getting around whatever constraints we place on them, in ways we don’t anticipate.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026
Although dwarf reedsnakes lack anything resembling a wheel's axle, they effectively divide their bodies into regions with different functions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
Because agricultural fields are less diverse than natural ecosystems, they cannot perform all their functions.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Some tech-savvy investors built custom sets of agents that functioned like mini money managers, crunching numbers and monitoring the market like a team of analysts at a hedge fund.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
They combined molecular data with measurements of how the plants functioned under realistic environmental conditions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
At first, the account functioned like a group chat for local surfers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
While the estate's network of tracks functioned as a fire break in some locations, in other areas strong winds helped high flames jump the gap.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Her mind functioned like a wooden mind, her body moved crookedly like a badly operated marionette, but she went steadily about her business.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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But they also had to protect their staff and keep their embassies functioning.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
By examining these different components, the team could identify changes in how the brain was functioning, including whether it remained unusually active during periods when it should have been resting.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
This second wave of dramatic change has led in just the last few months to a reappraisal of how world trade is functioning and how it is going to be managed.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Although Nazi Germany pursued nuclear research through a program known as the Uranprojekt, historians have long debated how close its scientists came to developing a functioning reactor.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
This transient nature of the transmitting chemical is necessary to the normal functioning of the body.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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