functioning

Example Sentences

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Clinics must have trained staff, protective equipment, lab support and functioning supply chains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

"I wasn't happy. I knew my body wasn't functioning properly and I wasn't prepared to just put up with it," she said.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

If federal habeas review is functioning properly, prisoners with innocence claims should prefer it over compassionate release; the latter reduces the sentence, but keeps the conviction intact.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

In recent years, however, scientists have also linked it to brain protection and neuronal differentiation, the process by which immature neural cells become functioning neurons.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

To see my solution working, functioning, on the screen.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu