operation
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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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Arithmetic
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