operate
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Setting the rules is critical for federal legislation, with many things on the table, from the technicalities of how scholarship organizations operate to whether states can impose regulations more restrictive than the federal law.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 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
Although the statute expires at midnight on Friday going into Saturday, surveillance programs operate under year-long certifications approved by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court -- meaning existing surveillance authorizations could theoretically continue through March 2027.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
He dragged out some communication device, pulled up an antenna, and got it to operate.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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