functioning
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The new AI-powered Siri understands on-device context as well as general world knowledge, functioning like a chatbot that can find files, draft messages and answer queries.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
For now, the fish are functioning fine in their adopted creek.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
He found a city rebuilding itself: a functioning airport, paved roads some lined with restaurants and street lighting keeping once-feared neighbourhoods alight after dark.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Clinics must have trained staff, protective equipment, lab support and functioning supply chains.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
A substance that is not a carcinogen in the ordinary sense may disturb the normal functioning of some part of the body in such a way that malignancy results.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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