operation

Example Sentences

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The search operation is ongoing deep inside Iran for a second crew member, according to CBS, the BBC's US partner.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

President Emmanuel Macron earlier said a military operation to free the waterway is "unrealistic."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Hipolito’s trial began on Tuesday and was centered around a high-profile immigration operation in downtown L.A. on June 24.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

“Even if you intend to do a limited operation, you don’t know if it’s actually going to be limited. If things go wrong, it could end up being significantly longer.”

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Richard Nixon would later call the Watergate operation “a comedy of errors.”

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