operatives

Example Sentences

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Operatives — usually a constant presence in areas where it holds sway — could scarcely be seen.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2024

"Operatives experienced in the use of the specific tools involved, and in similar conditions" would be used, it said, "in order to minimise the risk of damage to adjacent surfaces".

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2023

Operatives in both parties have long debated whether confident predictions of victory inspire people to want to join the winning bandwagon, or breed complacency under the assumption that victory is already in hand.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2022

Operatives working behind enemy lines will have lightning-fast, rugged computers that can extract huge amounts of data from terrorists’ thumb drives, tablets and cell phones in a matter of minutes — with no training whatsoever.

From Washington Times • May 27, 2019

These ten "Operatives" had an additional twenty or so "Assistant Operatives" and "Informants."

From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce