functional
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Many state laws use a broad functional definition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Claude first tried to show the user an AI-generated image claiming they had been given "fully functional fox powers!"
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Directed by YouTuber turned filmmaker Curry Barker, the movie peps up a functional script with an ace performance by Inde Navarrette as a woman under a dark spell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
When that organization begins to deteriorate, the tissue may lose important functional properties even if its overall amount of collagen remains unchanged.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
I’m not doing well in terms of being a functional human, you know?
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
Vocabulary lists containing functional
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