operation
Example Sentences
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"The defendants used the guise of a military operation to induce provocations from North Korea with the aim of creating a state of emergency," the court said.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
In the 2007-08 school year — the final year under district operation — about 12% of students tested as proficient in English Language Arts, and about 3% in math.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
It can’t apply the AI magic that comes from its labs to a cloud-computing business, software sales or an e-commerce operation, because it doesn’t have any of those things.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
A major challenge is maintaining efficient operation when sunlight changes throughout the day.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
They’d spent weeks preparing for specific assignments, and now on the first day of the operation, they were already making it up as they went along.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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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