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operate

[op-uh-reyt] / ˈɒp əˌreɪt /




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The P-8 continued to operate into the following day, when it was seen flying to the north of Cuba's capital Havana before returning to its base in Jacksonville, Florida.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

It says its goal is to operate in Los Angeles in time for the 2028 Olympic Games.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The frames will operate on Google’s Gemini AI model and work with Android’s “extended reality” operating system to provide contextual, real-time assistance.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Both companies already own and operate nuclear plants.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Other smaller specialist groups existed, in which boys learned how to signal in Morse code, operate antiaircraft weaponry, provide first aid and practical field medicine, perform air-raid warden duties, and handle other weapons.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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