operate
Example Sentences
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Each state, each woman seemed to operate in a vacuum.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
This is how some people in some professions operate, though it’s not all the people in those professions.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
While energy stocks have benefited from higher oil and natural-gas prices since the Iran war began, pipelines tend to be somewhat insulated from price swings because they often operate on long-term contracts with producers,
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Public transport routes through the city centre have been impacted, with trams unable to operate between Cathedral and Middlewood or Malin Bridge until further notice.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
But maybe he was too tired to operate a computer properly.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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