operational
Example Sentences
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These were not national security reporters publishing operational secrets during wartime.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
Major drone manufacturers AeroVironment, Textron, Tekever and Boeing-owned Insitu already use the technology and, in January, the Pentagon ordered sensors for an unmanned reconnaissance craft to support what it called an urgent operational need.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
If the clock starts the moment there is a deal, you have to get ships back to the Persian Gulf and figure out how to get fields operational.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Milliken said UC faced “ongoing federal funding uncertainty and increasing operational and labor costs.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
The pneumatic doors were slightly askew where the troll had barged through, but otherwise everything seemed operational.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
Vocabulary lists containing operational
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 13
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"CLEP Financial Accounting," Vocabulary from Chapter 14
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