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operate

[op-uh-reyt] / ˈɒp əˌreɪt /




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Belgium-based Kinepolis will soon operate 13 cinemas across the United States.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The service was set up in part because patients were facing extremely long waits to be seen by one of the three specialist gender services that now operate in England.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Insurers operate under robust state oversight, with insurance departments enforcing strict market-conduct standards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The company’s ability to operate space-based data centers and ramp up rocket launches depends on perfecting critical technology.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

He could, of course; the spreader was simple to operate.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien




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