functioned

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Operated by Gulftainer—which also runs a cargo terminal at Port Canaveral in Florida—Khor Fakkan had long functioned primarily as a transshipment hub.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

What once functioned as supplemental classroom software has effectively become critical educational infrastructure.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

There, the MTS role functioned more like a scientific fellowship than a corporate position.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

Since Coachella’s tandem cultural ascent with social media and the influencer in the 2010s, Weekend 1 has increasingly functioned less as a traditional festival and more as a kind of content engine.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 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