function
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Upgrades to the Chinese video-streaming platform’s advertisement-to-user matching function are boosting the ad division’s revenue, with early updates adding 3.0% to Bilibili’s 1Q ad top line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Electrolytes are electrically charged minerals like sodium, potassium and magnesium that are important for muscle function and hydration balance, and they’re found in many different kinds of food.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
"By better understanding this region and developing organoids that mimic its function, we hope to one day grow and transplant these tissues to restore vision."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
"It's very hard to function during the day, because there is strong emotional pressure throughout the night," she added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Knowing the original function of the song is an additional way of digging deeper into the culture.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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Max has been compared to China's WeChat, combining social media and messaging functions with access to government services, a digital ID card system, banking and payments.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
It functions like a one way gate, keeping blood from flowing backward into the upper chamber.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Its closest resemblance is to Wain’s 2014 romantic comedy parody, “They Came Together,” which, despite having no shortage of memorable one-liners, functions best as a whole.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
The U.K. offers a cash allowance of up to $260 or so a week for those who struggle with basic functions like bathing, preparing food or managing finances because of physical or mental infirmities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The only thing that he did as Deputy Mayor was to reduce the Shirriffs to their proper functions and numbers.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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They were also building out an empire, and that empire functioned by top-down tyrannical rule.
From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2026
What they saw functioned as a needed corrective.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
If the company insists that this is a separate problem, ask them to explain why a toilet that functioned one way before the repair and another way immediately afterward should attract a second diagnostic fee.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
If confirmed, the evidence could indicate that Cave 338 functioned as a surprisingly early high-altitude mining camp.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2026
A thin, light-skinned African American woman dressed in a beautifully tailored suit, she was soft-spoken and strikingly serene, with a steady brown-eyed gaze and an impressive grasp of how the city functioned.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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The goal was to require video game publishers to keep games playable or at least in a reasonably functioning state even after the company had moved on.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
To circulate the proceeds back into Iraq, the Fed began shipping as much as $13 billion a year in U.S. banknotes to Baghdad to keep its heavily cash-based economy functioning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
It influences everything from the enzymes that keep your cells functioning to the reactions that occur inside batteries.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
But it’s an honor to be a part of this and to be alive and to be functioning and remembering, and it’s a moment of history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Exposure to these artistic forms develops the inner core of a child, introduces new dimensions of possibilities, and shows the brain a new way of functioning and understanding.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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