in operation
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The longest commercial flight currently in operation is a Singapore Airlines flight from Singapore to New York, which covers 15,350 kilometres in over 18 hours.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Blackouts are also frequent because most Cuban power plants have been in operation for about four decades without proper maintenance and investment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
These drifting instruments, known as Argo floats, continuously measure conditions in the upper ocean and offer more frequent observations, although they have been in operation for a shorter period.
From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026
It was reopened on Friday for the remaining period of the ceasefire currently in operation.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
In short, Polynesia furnishes us with a convincing example of environmentally related diversification of human societies in operation.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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