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operator

[op-uh-ray-ter] / ˈɒp əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
one who operates a machine
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NOUN
one who operates workable property
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Antonyms
NOUN
manipulator
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NOUN
controller
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But the state is part of PJM Interconnection, the largest U.S. grid operator, which is in the midst of re-evaluating how it will connect data centers with power producers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Motorcycle taxi operator Steven Mbeta said riders could spend days and nights queueing, while WhatsApp groups helped to track deliveries from one filling station to the next.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

A service by state operator Renfe with nearly 400 passengers ploughed into the back of a stationary train belonging to private Spanish company Iryo with 152 people on board.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

At 8:36, a control center operator told the Renfe train driver he could resume its journey with no speed restrictions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Jaden picked up, told the operator he’d accept the charges.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

China’s robotaxi operators are also commercializing overseas, particularly in the Middle East and Europe, where higher labor costs improve the economics of autonomous mobility, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Now, the success of these firms hinges on the fate of major AI developers and hyperscalers – even larger data centre operators which neocloud firms often count as key customers.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

This would be an inversion of the usual vendor financing behind the circularity in AI, which is led by chip makers financing weak data-center operators on condition they use their chips.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

The operators gained inspiration from the fancy places around them, including Wolfgang Puck’s Spago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Massachusetts telephone operators strike against the New England Telephone Company.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler


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