operation
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The operation centered on a “double-booking, bait-and-switch” strategy, according to prosecutors.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
The authority warned the incident posed a potential risk to the local environment and has led to a complex clean-up operation.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
"The New South Wales Police Force will conduct an operation to ensure public safety is maintained during the visit by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex," a police spokesperson said.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
FBI Director Kash Patel said Monday the bureau had conducted an operation in Texas related to the attack.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
It had entered the U.S. subprime lending business in 2003, when it had bought America’s biggest consumer lending operation, Household Finance.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing operation
Arithmetic
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The Number System
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The ACT Math Test: Number and Quantity
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