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operate

[op-uh-reyt] / ˈɒp əˌreɪt /




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Once fully built, data centers typically require relatively few employees to operate them, raising the prospect that at least some of the commerce that yielded this year’s mega-bonuses won’t recur.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Belgium-based Kinepolis will soon operate 13 cinemas across the United States.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

London Stadium - who own and operate the home of West Ham United - has raised concerns that they were not told about safeguarding restrictions relating to co-owner David Sullivan, the BBC has learned.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Several of those reports were associated with Anthropic’s Claude, which is often used to operate so-called agents —AI which can carry out multistep tasks independently.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The doctors decided the best time to operate would be when I was about four and a half years old.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge




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