operate
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During a shareholder call earlier this month, Zoley, the GEO Group CEO, indicated that the four facilities could also be sold off to the federal government while the company would continue to operate them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Dry bulk ships might also start using it, especially if they can operate with icebreaker escorts.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
The spokesperson said council services continued to operate as normal, and arrangements remained in place to ensure the council could fulfil its statutory responsibilities and continue delivering for residents, communities and partners across the borough.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Yet tucked behind a cafe where baristas make $11 lattes, young workers write code, design machinery and operate an industrial laser that can cut through a car door.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Martha stood up on a platform at the adding machine show, and answered the problems quicker than the calculators could operate.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Tesla currently operates 232 vehicles across Texas, California and Florida, according to a crowd-sourced robotaxi tracker.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
The external advisers will lead five task forces that will re-examine how the central bank operates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
About 14,000 ships per year use the artificial waterway - which operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The experiments were conducted in mice, so further research will be necessary to determine whether the same mechanism operates in humans.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
“It operates according to its own rules, without any interference.”
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
Fifteen of the 16 affected community council websites were built and operated on a former third sector website directory called Online Borders.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Headwinds for the local sports channels, including those operated by Spectrum, pose the latest rocky chapter for Los Angeles sports fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
If this happens, it would mark a substantial pivot from how American forces have operated in the region post-9/11.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
Refineries operated at 97.2% of their capacity in the week that ended Aug. 14, according to the latest data from the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Forget the gold standard—the hood operated on the cheese standard.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
The locations and requirements match four existing GEO-owned facilities where operating contracts are set to expire in the coming months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Teng mostly avoids on-camera interviews with her subjects, preferring to watch them interacting with patients or in the operating room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Here, classes are operating out of two rooms and a veranda.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“What we liked was this was a senior engineering team,” said Rodney Zemmel, global head of Blackstone’s operating team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“I want you all to get used to the idea of operating alone.”
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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