function
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At another point, the team realized the frame failed in a key function: keeping water out.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Importantly, mice with higher Sox9 levels maintained better cognitive function, suggesting that activating astrocytes to clear plaques can help slow the mental decline associated with Alzheimer's disease.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2026
One of the employees said they had been diagnosed with occupational asthma and occupational rhinitis and their lung function had declined by a third.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
He said for example that the Ramstein Air Base had "an irreplaceable function for the United States and for us alike."
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
Genetically engineered bees were developed in 2092, but could only provide sixty-three percent of natural function.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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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