operate
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US District Judge Leonie Brinkema barred the administration from taking any further action to create or operate the fund while she considers whether to impose a longer-lasting pause.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
After their son's death, Nathan says the couple "no longer operate like normal parents".
From BBC • May 29, 2026
“Broadcast licensees have a unique obligation to operate in the public interest. The FCC will follow the facts and law wherever they may lead.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
But he said it is hard to intervene because the ships often operate outside of Malaysia’s “direct enforcement jurisdiction,” and use evasive tactics, switching locations whenever law enforcement pressure rises.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Although Dad made his living by redesigning complicated machinery, so as to reduce the number of human motions required to operate it, he never really understood the mechanical intricacies of our automobile.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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