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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

It called on the MoD to explain how the current operating restrictions were realistic and appropriate.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Iberostar said it would cease operating 12 hotels in Cuba “as part of an effort to adapt to the international regulatory environment.”

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

PIH brought in engineering teams to stabilize the capital’s badly damaged general hospital, restoring its water and electricity; when medical supplies were trucked in, twelve operating rooms were quickly up and running.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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