operating

Example Sentences

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For decades, foreign corporations accepted the risks of operating in Cuba, seeking a foothold in the island’s tourism and mining sectors despite a long-running U.S. embargo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Mother-of-two Charley Coleman-Pollard opened her cake shed a year ago as an extension to her baking business, which she has been operating for eight years.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

For now, the company’s data center ambitions are earthbound, and operating them is very resource-intensive.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Last year, I congratulated “60 Minutes” for, without a hint of BS about UFOs and visiting aliens, dealing forthrightly with antagonistic foreign powers operating drones in the U.S. to spy on U.S. military sites.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

It wasn't a big company, just a small rural enterprise run by a couple of brothers operating out of a low-ceilinged concrete building.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris