functioning

Example Sentences

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Ireland's government announced fresh tax cuts on petrol and diesel at an emergency cabinet meeting Sunday after fuel cost protests that had threatened the functioning of the country's emergency services.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

"However, that's hardly a good reason for soft-bricking millions of still functioning devices."

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

In 2021, the group found that CSE was not functioning properly in mice with Alzheimer's disease, and that very small injections of hydrogen sulfide helped protect brain function.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

For now, executives of the major private-credit firms are saying the structures of their funds—which require shareholders to cash out slowly over time—are functioning as intended.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

“I rushed over right after with a couple of my best researchers to have a look at the damage...and there just wasn’t any. The ball was in pristine condition, its magic functioning normally.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston