operational

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If development continues as expected, it could be operational by the end of the decade and serve as a strong candidate for launching a Uranus mission.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Trump said at a news conference announcing the battleship that the construction of the first of the vessels, the USS Defiant, would begin soon, with the first ships operational in two-and-a-half years.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Meizlish described Larak as “the corridor’s operational backbone.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Citing "operational security", the Pentagon declined to comment when approached by the BBC on how AI systems like Maven will be used in future or who would be held responsible should something go wrong.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Senior departmental staff invested negligible effort to correct operational deficiencies at the facility.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover