functioning

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Pelosi also raised a concern echoed by other San Francisco politicians, that turning Alcatraz back into a functioning prison would mean the loss of an iconic landmark.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

It’s a medicated but functioning limbo that Peet, in one of her best roles, conveys without the slightest trace of pity but with a coursing, wryly emotional intelligence that always reveals the sadness fueling it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Morgan analysts say may disrupt the smooth functioning of energy markets, raising the risk of reduced liquidity and bottlenecks in crude flows.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Participants also reported on their daily functioning and met regularly with clinicians.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

But these men were struggling to keep their departments functioning and had little spare time to gather information or write reports, even for the leader of the country.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy