functional
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For tens of millions of people, dental implants have provided a way to replace missing teeth with a full set of fixed, functional teeth rather than removable dentures.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Providers also failed to complete assessments of each beneficiary’s functional capacities before billing Medicaid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The cuts amount to 5% of its global workforce with most of them among operational and functional roles.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
He boasted that Nikola, founded in 2014, had developed the world’s first fully functional hydrogen-powered semi-truck — the Nikola One.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
So even if I had a functional EVA suit to leave the airlock with, I wouldn't have anywhere to go.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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