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functional

[fuhngk-shuh-nl] / ˈfʌŋk ʃə nl /


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The order exempts stops at ports of entry, checkpoints and other functional equivalents of the border.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Increasingly, researchers are also asking why some brains remain functional despite those changes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

There was even a fully functional outdoor tub.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Providers also failed to complete assessments of each beneficiary’s functional capacities before billing Medicaid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

I was really hoping I’d wake up to a functional lander, but no such luck.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir


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