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operation

[op-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌɒp əˈreɪ ʃən /


NOUN
surgical procedure
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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

An angiogram revealed some abnormalities in his arteries, and Hugh was then diagnosed with cardiovascular disease and told he needed triple bypass surgery, an operation to improve blood flow to the heart.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

By then, the Democratic Socialists of America may have endorsed Raman, who is a member of the group, putting its considerable voter outreach operation into action.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Asked for more details on the operation and when it started, the White House pointed to a Truth Social post External link on Trump’s account that was released after the press conference.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

It took only six humans to run that entire deep-sea mining operation.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown




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