operate
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Eaton said the transaction would mark the next step in its ongoing portfolio transformation, allowing it to operate a more focused portfolio concentrated on its electrical and aerospace businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Belgium-based Kinepolis will soon operate 13 cinemas across the United States.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
London Stadium - who own and operate the home of West Ham United - has raised concerns that they were not told about safeguarding restrictions relating to co-owner David Sullivan, the BBC has learned.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Although the statute expires at midnight on Friday going into Saturday, surveillance programs operate under year-long certifications approved by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court -- meaning existing surveillance authorizations could theoretically continue through March 2027.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
They had moved the switchboard to Miss Lucille’s house so that she could operate it nights as well as days.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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