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

As Marvin-Alonzo Greer, a former supervisor of the site’s African American History Initiative, said, “If you wanted to understand who actually lived there, how the town functioned, you took a carriage ride.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

To measure how well HSCs functioned, the team relied mainly on bone marrow transplantation, which tests the ability of stem cells to rebuild the blood system.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 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

It was ironic that given his communication difficulties, Donald functioned as a human telegraph, relaying messages up and down the coast.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead