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operate

[op-uh-reyt] / ˈɒp əˌreɪt /




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The combined company would continue to operate under the Dana name, retaining its listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“They can build your constellation, they can launch it and they will operate it.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Meanwhile, lawyers acting on behalf of victims' families have focused on the moment at which an emergency power system began to operate.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

France wants its next-generation jets to be able to operate from its naval aircraft carriers and potentially carry French atomic weapons.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

In 1818, physicians attempt to operate on the heart.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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