functional
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This rocking chair is equal parts dramatic and functional, featuring a stacked cylinder back, rocker frame and arm rests in a black glossy finish.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Intel’s manufacturing yields—the ratio of functional chips to the maximum possible—in its newest chip-making process are too low.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Some have since been worked into functional items, with his giant tape measure becoming a coffee table and a big plug turned into a cupboard.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
A meetinghouse stood at the center of every village created by the Shakers, the separatist and celibate Christian religious sect founded in the 18th century that was devoted to communal living and simple, functional design.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
“Well, I’m happy to report that your daughter has mastered all the necessary functional goals for release.”
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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