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[op-uh-rayt] / ˈɒp əˌreɪt /




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In its early years, Facebook was known to operate under a philosophy of "move fast and break things," but more recently, Zuckerberg implied Meta would balance safety with speed.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Data-center REITs can offer a balance of income and growth because they own, operate or lease facilities that house servers and networking equipment, and yet trade like publicly listed stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Video cameras operate silently, often in restricted areas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

For now, the Vienna team's achievement demonstrates that a long-pursued scientific concept can operate as a self-sustaining timekeeping system.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

The enlarger was brand new and far easier to operate than the one his father had had back on Shogund Street.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

The Fifpro survey suggested that although salaries, visibility and investment have risen significantly since 2017, much of the professional game still operates in precarious conditions.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

The Amsterdam-listed company, which operates bitcoin-mining operations once part of Sam Bankman-Fried’s bankrupt FTX, raised around $900 million to upgrade and expand its data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Fundamental physical constants are numbers that govern how the universe operates.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

It operates in 13 markets in sub-Saharan Africa, where traditional banking infrastructure is underdeveloped.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Time doesn't fly—it flaps, the numbers turning on a wheel that operates much like the gears on a stretching rack.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Founder Glen Bell operated a hot dog stand across the street from Mitla Cafe in San Bernardino, Calif., whose owners first taught him about the magic properties of the crunchy taco.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Others have described the Staffordshire town as the "beer capital of England", and at its height more than 30 breweries once operated from there.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Elbasan incinerator operated for only a few months, with waste piling up without being treated.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Gabriel Perez, an aide who operated Trump’s teleprompter, recently left the administration after revelations that he placed lucrative bets on the prediction market Kalshi based on the content of the president’s speeches.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

Through a federally funded job training program operated by Goodwill Industries, McNair found a $9-an-hour job at a warehouse twenty miles—two buses and a taxi ride—away.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

TFG said its brands' stores are operating as normal but some website capabilities may be unavailable, adding "we apologise for any disruption and will provide additional updates to our customers as appropriate".

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The country’s airports, seaports and power plants “have prepared for wartime conditions,” installing shelters and backup supplies to continue operating in a crisis, Brig.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Sykes summed up “a pretty strong operating environment for banks” by citing high levels of consumer spending and continuing increases in U.S. households’ net worth.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026

"It also allowed us to gain valuable experience operating a South Korean container ship in polar waters and to collect navigational data," Lee said on X.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

It wasn't a big company, just a small rural enterprise run by a couple of brothers operating out of a low-ceilinged concrete building.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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