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[op-uh-reyt] / ˈɒp əˌreɪt /




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“They can build your constellation, they can launch it and they will operate it.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Addressing the issue of fast food outlets, Tice said they should be at risk of losing "their licence to operate" if they are "continually responsible for litter around their premises and beyond".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

While AI can sometimes mimic human behavior, its ability to maintain attention appears to operate very differently from the way people do.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

BP’s vast trading business, which is led by deputy CEO Carol Howle, will operate across both units.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

As long as the muvuki maintained his supremacy, he was quite willing to let a Catholic trader operate in the same area.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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