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operating

[op-uh-rey-ting] / ˈɒp əˌreɪ tɪŋ /


ADJECTIVE
functioning
Synonyms
NOUN
management
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In August 2021, it raised his operating credit to $45 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

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

More than 10,000 volunteer hours were needed to keep the advice service operating in 2025.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

A statement said troop movements in the area require coordination with the IDF, and repeated that its forces "are operating against the Hezbollah terrorist organisation, not against the Lebanese Army".

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Jones was a valuable and mysterious secret agent operating along the watery borders between Union and Confederate territory.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson




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