functioning as

Example Sentences

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Zhu believes workplaces are steadily moving toward an AI native future where AI systems are fully woven into daily tasks and processes rather than functioning as separate tools.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

Even the distributor behind this very sequel, 20th Century Studios, was bought, chopped up and consolidated, now functioning as one of Disney’s many appendages.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

It has become an entry point for young Americans seeking quick dopamine, packaged as entertainment but functioning as a behavioral trap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

It said the drains were cleaned and functioning as expected and the issue had been passed to the Environment Agency to investigate.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

There seemed to be no way in which atoms and molecules could somehow spontaneously fall together to create organisms of such awesome complexity and subtle functioning as grace every region of the Earth.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan