functioning as
Example Sentences
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"They are a sign of a healthy city. If you see a dearth of children, that rings alarm bells that a city is not functioning as it should," she added.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Zhu believes workplaces are steadily moving toward an AI native future where AI systems are fully woven into daily tasks and processes rather than functioning as separate tools.
From Science Daily ● May 25, 2026
Even the distributor behind this very sequel, 20th Century Studios, was bought, chopped up and consolidated, now functioning as one of Disney’s many appendages.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
A big part of the initial workload is conducting checks of life support, propulsion and other Orion systems to ensure they are functioning as planned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
There seemed to be no way in which atoms and molecules could somehow spontaneously fall together to create organisms of such awesome complexity and subtle functioning as grace every region of the Earth.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
