function
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The prosthe6 technology is protected by patent, and researchers are now studying its safety and formulation with the goal of extending how long the restored visual function lasts.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
The Northern Ireland secretary said on Tuesday that it was "really important that the Parade's Commission carries the respect of all communities in Northern Ireland, otherwise it simply can't function".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
That certainly won’t have any negative impact on our brain function and attention spans.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
All because of a polite email, and all because he didn’t know about the bcc function.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
I can’t know it won’t function properly this time.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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Over several generations, government programs assumed functions previously performed by families, churches, mutual-aid societies, fraternal organizations and local charities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Below the surface of the water, species such as green-brown bladderwrack seaweed provide vital functions for other wildlife.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Most of the time, that arrangement functions well enough that we hardly think about it.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
“This result demonstrates that the legal system is not as easily manipulated as social media, and still functions as a force for accountability.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
After several decades of research, I have developed a set of functions for music that takes into account the role of neurology and physiology as well as culture in its relationship to music.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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The reassignment is part of broader organizational changes that have the effect of making DeepMind—which Google acquired in 2014 and has functioned as a semiautonomous operation—more tightly integrated with the rest of the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 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
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
Our vertebral column has evolved little from our four-legged, quadrupedal tree-dwelling ancestors, where it functioned primarily as a flexible beam for smooth movement from branch to branch, while also protecting the spinal cord.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
WjJljZfL Come rain, come shine, come whatever, Bernabe Montoya had eyes that functioned just about like everybody else’s eyes in Milagro: they popped open, wide awake, each morning at 5:00 A.M.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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This behavior depends entirely on a functioning visual system.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
The website was functioning normally as of Thursday, and the park is open.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
They noted higher rates of anxiety, depression and executive functioning challenges compared to non-autistic peers in both boys and girls throughout childhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Some key roads have no functioning petrol stations left, such as the road linking the two major cities of Kharkiv and Dnipro.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 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
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