functioning

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It contains 26 actions aimed at restoring Northern Ireland's semi-natural peatlands to functioning ecosystems by 2040, but highlights that "significant financial resources" will be needed.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

In lipodystrophy, the body lacks enough properly functioning fat tissue.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

The Gulf monarchy’s only functioning oil-export hub was struck.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The “Criminal Minds” star also underwent multiple spinal surgeries to manage cauda equina syndrome, a rare condition in which nerve bundle in the lumbar or sacral spine are compressed or not functioning properly.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

It speeds up communication between the hemispheres and affects language and higher-order brain functioning.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin