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operation

Definition for operation

noun as in business concern

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affair, deal, enterprise, transaction

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proceeding, undertaking

noun as in surgical procedure

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surgery

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biopsy, excision

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It now has one site, focused mostly on commercial operations, with 1,200 employees.

As Mr. Hart points out, this “mechanical slaughter” anticipated others during World War I. Men who were ambitious young officers during the Sudan operations subsequently reached high command during the “Great War.”

As I traced one of them with my finger, he answered simply that he’d had an operation on his nerves.

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Rescue operations have been hindered by the fast-flowing river waters, a navy official told AFP.

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American Airlines and Delta Air Lines told Barron’s on Saturday that they had completed the work and expected no operational issues, while United Airlines said there wouldn’t be an impact to operations on Saturday.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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