in operation
Example Sentences
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After nearly 50 years in operation, available power has become extremely limited.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
It was reopened on Friday for the remaining period of the ceasefire currently in operation.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Shares in the lender that is considered the oldest bank in the world still in operation closed 4.7% higher Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Times reporter Paul Dean noted that Flint helped tap the Owens Valley water that irrigated L.A.’s growth and prosperity, but the fountain named for him had not been in operation for 30 years.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
“At the St. Francis. It’s the only halfway decent hotel still in operation in the Bay Area.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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