operate
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Its managing director, Suzanne Adlington, said rises in National Insurance and fuel prices had made it harder for energy‑intensive firms to operate.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Roosevelt was aware of the critics and thus had the Tennis Cabinet operate mostly in secret.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Hotels operate on thin margins, she said, and higher labor costs “can lead to difficult decisions such as reducing hours, cutting services or closing restaurant operations altogether.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
“Gap relationships,” meaning there is a large discrepancy between how two people operate, have become a topic of interest online — and ire.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
Sadly, there was a tragic human toll attached to divers’ new abilities to operate so far beneath the surface.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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