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operate

[op-uh-rayt] / ˈɒp əˌreɪt /




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"Each facility is designed to operate for at least 20 years, and once live it sustains hundreds of specialist on-site roles," he added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Additional research will be needed to determine how effectively laser-generated plasma antennas could operate under real space conditions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

The bond market will be closed on Monday for Columbus Day, but the stock market will operate normally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The toll the war is taking has been acutely felt by US agricultural states, which rely heavily on diesel to operate farming machinery and to transport their products to market.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

He even gave them instructions on how to operate a train engine, just in case.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

In this case, they are challenging how the Department of Water Resources currently operates one of the largest water systems in the world, the State Water Project.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Firmus has access to a US$10 billion debt facility led by Blackstone, which is also an equity investor, but will need much more to add to the two data centers it currently operates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Rainmaker operates in states such as Idaho, Utah, Colorado and areas of the Middle East such as Jordan.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

It operates a total of 34 restaurants across 14 states.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

The still operates on the principle of distillation: sea water lying beneath the sealed cone on the black canvas is heated by the sun and evaporates, gathering on the inside surface of the cone.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

Information-security specialists inside companies and governments often aren’t aware of connected cameras, which are frequently installed and operated by facilities managers or other non-IT teams, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

The Elbasan incinerator operated for only a few months, with waste piling up without being treated.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Gabriel Perez, an aide who operated Trump’s teleprompter, recently left the administration after revelations that he placed lucrative bets on the prediction market Kalshi based on the content of the president’s speeches.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

But men hidden behind two-way mirrors actually operated them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

It is now definitely cancer, she is already in the hospital and will be operated on shortly.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

This continuous feedback keeps the clock operating at a consistent rate, without requiring a conventional atomic clock to maintain its stability.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Pete describes it as one of the most challenging environments he has ever flown in, with "multiple walls of flame", personnel and vehicles moving around the site and helicopters operating overhead.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The U.S. bank cuts its Terumo revenue forecast for the fiscal year starting in April 2027 but raises operating profit estimates for the period onward.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

But the Panama Canal Authority said shipping through the channel, which connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, was unaffected and operating "as normal."

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

I was also operating, for the first time ever, without the tacit protection of my older brother.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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