operation
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"However, they were unreachable… On 2 June, we established contact with Hillary's family and co-ordinated an aerial search operation."
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
He said the operation had secured the passage of more than 100 million barrels of oil through the strait since it began.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
In March 2024, he underwent hernia surgery, before having the operation on his enlarged prostate in December of the same year.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Viewed in that context, paying a further $160 simply to have the company revisit a repair that has not restored normal operation seems difficult to justify.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
The bosses had decided the Pentagon Papers were too hot to handle in the Times building, so Sheehan had moved his operation to the Hilton.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing operation
Arithmetic
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The Number System
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The ACT Math Test: Number and Quantity
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