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functional

[fuhngk-shuh-nl] / ˈfʌŋk ʃə nl /


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“I’m generally very cautious about starting a GLP-1 in my older adult patients who have functional impairments, like needing a walker to ambulate or needing assistance with transferring from a bed to a chair.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

At the end of another tumultuous day in Westminster it looks all but certain that it will now fall to him to fit all of this together into a cohesive government and functional political project.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

And what happens in any functional collaboration is you start to see what they really want from you — what it is that they need from your character.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

“There are so many more objects that you can buy that are functional, high-end and gorgeous,” says Towle, whose firm does much redesign-and-renovation work for those 50 and up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

“Our sanctuary was the most functional part of the Kinshasa economy,” she kept saying.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer




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