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operational

[op-uh-rey-shuh-nl] / ˌɒp əˈreɪ ʃə nl /


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Operational cash flows alone aren’t going to be enough to fund Zuckerberg’s AI data-center ambitions, so Meta is tapping outside financing.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

Operational earnings before interest, taxes and amortization rose 9% on comparable basis to $1.74 billion with a margin of 19.2%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Operational for years, the cell tracked Russia's enemies across Europe.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

“For California, there was quite a bit of uncertainty,” said Jon Gottschalck, chief of the Operational Prediction Branch at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024

I didn’t want to hear about Operational Net Assessment.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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