operation

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Chris and Alyson Austin, who live near the mine and have long campaigned against its continued operation, welcomed the Welsh government decision.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“They can complain that they aren’t getting help with an operation they decided on their own,” Macron said Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The 24-hour operation runs at a constant roar as machines grind rock at deafening volumes, its tunnels stretching for hundreds of kilometres beneath Poland's surface.

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

He was in the bed nearer the door, separated by a curtain from his roommate: the Hampden County postmaster, as we later discovered, who was in for a prostate operation.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt