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If cells fail to repair that damage effectively, normal function can decline, and the risk of disease can increase.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

“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

Music listening is, of course, closely related to brain function.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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

Initially, a plug-in will allow Salesforce users to apply Claude’s reasoning capabilities to their corporate data and automate certain sales functions, the companies said.

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

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

He hops onto it himself, riding in a few circles to make sure everything functions like it’s supposed to.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

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

In the years following its acquisition by Google, the London-based DeepMind primarily functioned as an independent research entity instead of a integrated product unit.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 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

They genetically engineered mice so that either mGluR4 or NPDC1 no longer functioned, then exposed the animals to misfolded α-synuclein.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026

For thirty years, the ANC had functioned clandestinely in South Africa; those habits and techniques were deeply ingrained.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

Blood vessels gradually grew into the graft, creating a local supply of nutrients that helped keep the transplanted hepatocytes alive and functioning.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 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

In a country better known for industrial farming, highly processed food and suspiciously long-lasting bread, Chuck Childers rises before dawn and trudges off to operate one of America's oldest functioning gristmills.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

She could hear the noise, with her own perfectly functioning ears, escaping her perfectly functioning mouth.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff