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operating

[op-uh-rey-ting] / ˈɒp əˌreɪ tɪŋ /


ADJECTIVE
functioning
Synonyms
NOUN
management
Synonyms


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In August 2021, it raised his operating credit to $45 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 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

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

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

Inside the center there are also operating rooms and veterinary spaces.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers




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