operational

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"Fire whirls burn through crude oil spills nearly twice as fast as in-situ fire pools, potentially giving cleanup crews faster operational and response times to eliminating the oils from spreading," Oran said.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

In March, the Daytona Beach city auditor’s report on the fire department cited weak p-card supervision and expenses that didn’t clearly fit “core operational needs.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

To keep ticket prices down and align with its low-cost airfare model, Burbank was a better airport for the Los Angeles area due to lower operational costs than LAX.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

OpenAI “likely doesn’t offer the same delivery capacity, global footprint, or operational infrastructure required to execute complex multiyear AI programs independently,” writes UBS analyst Kevin McVeigh.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Though the fiercest rioting was on the West Side, General Throckmorton chose to deploy his paratroopers on the East Side, calling this decision “an operational convenience.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides