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Spending four formative years in a community where hundreds of services are collectively financed and individually consumed can shape assumptions about how institutions function and how resources should be allocated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

But the second half requires the first to function properly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

But the weak retail data was a reminder that U.S. growth is still largely a function of consumer behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Endothelial function describes how well blood vessels relax and widen, and better function is associated with a lower risk of heart attacks.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

His face glows red in the flashing light of the remote-pilot function.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Both the Los Angeles County Development Authority and the City of Los Angeles have notified the court of their ability to take on those functions, either individually or jointly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Bouaddi functions as a deep-lying conductor - much in the same vein as Rodri - and would complement summer signing Elliot Anderson, who is more of a box-to-box midfielder.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

While a link between the lateral septum and another region called the hypothalamus is probably responsible for septal rage, the lateral septum links with many other regions with various functions.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

Both functions require you to wear the device pretty much 24/7, and at the very least overnight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

“There are bathrooms on this car for a reason. We can’t expect all of them to stop having bodily functions, can we?”

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

Although companies describe them as decision-support tools, she said they often functioned as "automated decision-making systems".

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Rather than serving as a heavy hammer, it functioned as a softer striking tool used to repair and sharpen stone handaxes and other cutting implements after their edges became worn.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 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

In another lawsuit, he claimed an arcade rigged its claw machines against players, alleging it functioned as “a casino for children.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Clarkebury functioned more like a military school than a teacher training college.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

But the country’s rulers are taking time-tested steps to keep their chronically battered economy functioning just enough to resist a drawn-out campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

A squark can signal when the system is switched on, is functioning properly, but it can also carry location information.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

The firm said three nuclear reactors operating in the region at the time were functioning normally.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

It is Exhibit A. A guarantee that demands this much luck, money, and endurance before a court will enforce it has not been functioning as a guarantee.

From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026

After all, Hamilton reasoned, the government would not automatically cease functioning if an enemy army captured the capital.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy