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operate

[op-uh-reyt] / ˈɒp əˌreɪt /




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District Court Judge Jia Cobb in Washington, who found that lawmakers cannot be denied entry for visits “unless and until” the government could show that no appropriations money was being used to operate detention facilities.

From Los Angeles Times

LIV Golf is not folding, and is still operating and preparing for a full 2026 season — its first tournament begins at the Riyadh Golf Club in Saudi Arabia in February.

From MarketWatch

The U.S. agency also said it would allow SpaceX to upgrade the satellites and operate across five frequencies, while waiving a few requirements that it called “obsolete.”

From MarketWatch

Real Madrid, once again, are viewed as outliers - a club that operates differently, restricts its manager, and even quietly prepares the ground for a dismissal months before it happens, aided by loyal media.

From BBC

These systems are designed to protect delicate quantum information and continue operating reliably despite errors and noise -- the holy grail of quantum information processing.

From Science Daily