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operation

[op-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌɒp əˈreɪ ʃən /


NOUN
surgical procedure
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That has meant a longer wait for Smith and the 500 others in the West Midlands who desperately need a vital operation.

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The design and marketing business owner has since had an operation to remove the lump in her breast and began chemotherapy in August 2025.

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The scope of their deception was enormous, and it was discovered they had conducted their operation across every part of England and Northern Ireland.

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Those arrested, who are all Senegalese, were part of a "transnational" criminal group that has been in operation since 2017, according to a police statement.

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Semaf has previously said the collisions represent "a turning point in demanding that all necessary actions be taken to guarantee the safety of railway operations".

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