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functions

  • plural
    of function.
    function
    noun
    the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
  • present tense form
    of function (3rd person singular).
    function
    noun
    the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.

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Even today, aside from making a mortgage payment — which functions as a sort of forced-savings mechanism — households typically don’t save much at all, he noted.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Shares of Salesforce, which sells software with which companies manage their sales and marketing functions, fell about 30% early this year after the release of surprisingly adept new coding tools from Anthropic and OpenAI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that allow nerve cells to communicate, and dopamine helps regulate functions that include mood, motivation, and thinking.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

In the future, such systems could help scientists engineer biological machinery that carries out new functions or produces compounds that do not naturally exist.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026

I’d silently protested by pissing in the pool and have since refused to attend any of the Kites’ other functions.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx