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are functioning

  • present progressive
    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.

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“There’s no systemic risk and as of now, markets are functioning as they should,” Simsek said in an interview on Friday with Turkey’s NTV, a national news channel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Biological aging refers to how well the body's systems are functioning, rather than the number of years a person has lived.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 26, 2026

Balance-sheet reduction, or quantitative tightening, by contrast, has a more marginal and less predictable impact when markets are functioning normally.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 9, 2026

"This morning I spoke to the governor of the Bank of England, who has confirmed that markets are functioning effectively and that our banking system is resilient."

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2025

“She’s in with the respiratory therapists right now. They’re running tests to see how her lungs are functioning and whether she can be weaned off the ventilator.”

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman