functions

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"The Cuban economy can collapse, and is collapsing... but the state still functions, especially on the security side."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

In Beijing’s diplomatic sphere, the song was often heard at official functions and gatherings where American culture was shared, said Chas Freeman, who ran the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The group plans to group together half of its development studios into five structures dubbed "creative houses", while the rest will move into support functions.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The approach could also lower the massive energy demands of large AI systems and potentially support basic quantum computing functions on future chips.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Although neurologists are still exploring how the auditory cortex functions, they now believe that music processing is actually much more complex then initially imagined, and involves many more parts of the brain than previously thought.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin