operation
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In Tibet, where Chinese authorities are the only source of information, Beijing suspended its rescue operation at the hardest-hit area of Gyirong over the risk of renewed flooding, before saying the threat had eased.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
The operation to pull Bohara out of the rubble of her care home took four hours.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
In a matter of months, it has built its first-ever sales force, distribution network and reimbursement operation from scratch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
And now he’s got his own little underground operation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
He’d helped track down the spies who’d stolen American atomic bomb secrets during World War II. This new piece of film reminded him of that operation.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Publicly the government in Mogadishu has said only that it is aware of the operations against pirate groups and will take measures to address them.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
“We have deployed dozens of production use cases across operations, client engagement, and shared services.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The intractable source of the problem, Bostwick said, is that the desert is for sale and real estate operations, some out-of-state, buy and then resell online.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
State media later said the risk from that lake was "decreasing" and rescue operations were proceeding "in an orderly manner".
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Hunt was set; he had these things from previous operations.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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