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operation

[op-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌɒp əˈreɪ ʃən /


NOUN
surgical procedure
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Hundreds of thousands of people were involved in the massive liquidation operation, which saw hundreds of thousands more evacuated from neighbouring settlements.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

Solovyov stayed at the plant throughout the "liquidation" -- a massive clean-up operation in the aftermath.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

According to the indictment, the SPLC’s Intelligence Project was running the kind of operation the organization spent decades condemning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The Justice Department has charged an Army special forces soldier, alleging that he used one of the world’s ripest insider-trading platforms to profit off of advance knowledge of a military operation.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

“I didn’t. That was her plan. She knew that our Warsaw operation was being dismantled and insisted on supervising. I consented. She was always angling for assignments, and I figured this might scratch that itch.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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