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[fuhngk-shuhn] / ˈfʌŋk ʃən /




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Whether the plumber directly caused the problem, failed to identify an underlying issue, or repaired one faulty component only for another to reveal itself, the result is the same: the cistern does not function properly.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

BP’s renewable businesses, which include solar and offshore wind, will sit within the company’s technology function.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

These include when the electrical impulses that regulate heartbeats don't function properly, or when the walls of the heart become inflamed or damaged.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Things changed in January 2025, when Bass was more than 7,000 miles away at a diplomatic function in Ghana when the Palisades fire broke out.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Along with most of the Virginia dynasty, however, his ascent into the revolutionary elite was not the exclusive function of talent and virtue.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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