operate
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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 organizations like Visa can invest in automated remediation systems, many suppliers, software vendors and open-source projects operate with far fewer security resources.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
France wants its next-generation jets to be able to operate from its naval aircraft carriers and potentially carry French atomic weapons.
From Barron's • 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
Although Dad made his living by redesigning complicated machinery, so as to reduce the number of human motions required to operate it, he never really understood the mechanical intricacies of our automobile.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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