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

One zoomer Republican operative in Washington was befuddled at how Butterworth’s had become such a destination: “A bunch of conservatives just decided it would be our place and I don’t understand why.”

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

But unbeknownst to him, Finlay could have been caught up in an earlier attack if the plot had not been foiled by an undercover police operative.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

The inverse is also true: I am not a white supremacist, a police officer or a military operative.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

It’s taken months for our operative to gain his trust If he doesn’t pick you for the Commandant, your mission’s dead before it begins.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir