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functional

[fuhngk-shuh-nl] / ˈfʌŋk ʃə nl /


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It is also expected to appear in functional sportswear at major upcoming events such as the 2026 Asian Games.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

Here, technical precision, functionality and artistic beauty converged in a way that set it apart from earlier astrolabes produced in parts of the Middle East, which might have only been functional.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Even couples who make it well into a marriage contend with all the perils born from romance gone stale, including the functional discord clumsily realized in the sight-gag metaphor of “The Miniature Wife.”

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

Even a functional mechanism can lead to problems if it generates antibodies that react against the body’s own tissues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

My zoology thesis was a functional analysis of the thyroid gland of the three-toed sloth.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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