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function

[fuhngk-shuhn] / ˈfʌŋk ʃən /




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Researchers reported that these benefits remained consistent regardless of whether patients had diabetes, what type of kidney disease they had, or their level of kidney function.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Things changed in January 2025, when Bass was more than 7,000 miles away at a diplomatic function in Ghana when the Palisades fire broke out.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

These clusters attach to mitochondria, the structures often referred to as the "powerhouses" of cells, and interfere with their function.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

As a busy user of the cargo hold, I fell in love with the power-folding rear seats and hands-free tailgate function.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

It perpetuates the myth that the primary function of the system is to keep our streets safe and our homes secure by rooting out dangerous criminals and punishing them.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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