operative

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Now he’s President, and history and the world want to know if that boast is still operative.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Matthew Bradley, an electrical and wiring operative, welcomed the opportunity to highlight the manufacturing work that is going on behind the factory walls as part of the exhibition.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Can you explain to us what the equal time rule actually is, how it has been operative for most of my career as a journalist, and what it’s being used to do now?

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

“They could have built her in their garage,” veteran Texas Democratic operative Matt Angle said.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026

Psi subjects 3285 and 5312, who were taken from camp boundaries at approximately 03:34 by a Children’s League operative, are now believed to have been mistakenly identified as Green upon their initial classification....”’

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken