operate
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While AI can sometimes mimic human behavior, its ability to maintain attention appears to operate very differently from the way people do.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
Addressing the issue of fast food outlets, Tice said they should be at risk of losing "their licence to operate" if they are "continually responsible for litter around their premises and beyond".
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Last year, those businesses sued after the Inglewood City Council approved an exclusive contract with WOW Media to build and operate more than 100 digital billboards along some of the city’s busiest streets.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
While Apple is working with Google and Nvidia, it also reiterated that much of its AI will operate directly on its devices, which could limit the amount of external infrastructure it needs.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
My mom applied for a license to be able to operate a business on the property.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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