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active

[ak-tiv] / ˈæk tɪv /




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A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security initially said an off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who lived at the same apartment complex was responding to a suspected “active shooter” when he opened fire.

From Los Angeles Times

The company late last year said it had more than 150 million monthly active Copilot users across its first-party platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal

More than 150 Comac jets are in active service inside China and its planes are also operating in Laos, Indonesia and Vietnam.

From BBC

The San Francisco Department of Public Health issued a health advisory last week after identifying three active cases and 50 latent cases of tuberculosis at Archbishop Riordan High School in San Francisco.

From Los Angeles Times

The staff received training on active listening, Davis said.

From Salon