functional
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“You need to build up your functional capacity so you’ve got some reserve there.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Similarly, LA28 reported contracts with Deloitte for consulting, Gavin de Becker and Associates for security and Two Circles Inc. for “ticketing functional area support.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
"If a health condition is stable and it's not affecting someone's functional ability, then there's no reason to exclude that person," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
M. trumani and every felid lineage sampled in the study lacked a functional gene responsible for producing a receptor involved in detecting sour tastes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
While functional, the problem with this theory is that it often places you personally and physically at the very nexus of destruction.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
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