function
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In February 2025, Kayan was admitted to hospital in Sheffield with high levels of calcium and reduced kidney function.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Like you said, the utility, the function and how you have to feed your child at this moment, they’re hungry.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
From an ethical standpoint, reason isn’t only a biological function, it’s what enables moral discernment, responsibility and self-governance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
“The annoying thing is this is more of a short-term thing and it’s not really a function of positioning metrics…it’s more an observation when speaking to other traders,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
If a scientist had been asked what a gene was made of, how it accomplished its function, or where it resided within the cell, there would be few satisfactory answers.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing function
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 6
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Language and Grammar - Introductory
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