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operation

[op-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌɒp əˈreɪ ʃən /


NOUN
surgical procedure
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After arriving in Tenerife, he said he was confident the operation would be a success.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Freeport-McMoRan’s massive copper mining and smelting operation sits on the hills above the towns of Miami, Claypool and Globe in eastern Arizona.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

“This reckless operation was carried out without coordination or approval,” Lt.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

The scale of that operation is partly thanks to the extremely deep pockets of their donors.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

When it first went into operation in February, Haldeman asked Nixon if he wanted an aide to type up transcripts of the recordings.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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