functioned

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Instead, Gallrein simply functioned as an anthropomorphized biography.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

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

From Salon • 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

For decades, proportional response functioned less as a strategy than a ritual: hit a transmitter, strike a barracks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The entire planet of Frobozz was in a PvP zone, and both magic and technology functioned here, which meant that all bets were off.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline