functioned

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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

The lawsuit claimed the invention infringed on Edison’s own work—a familiar maneuver in an era when patent law functioned as both shield and weapon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The study found that the wetland functioned as a net carbon sink, storing an average of 98.3 ± 33.4 tonnes of carbon each year.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

His last major film role came in 2012 with The Expendables 2, where his appearance functioned largely as a wink to the internet persona that eclipsed him.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

He introduced a voucher system, which at first functioned as a form of credit, but gradually became a substitute for legal tender.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende