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operate

[op-uh-reyt] / ˈɒp əˌreɪt /




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Some 90% of U.S. licensed common carriers operate 10 or fewer trucks, and most are struggling to stay afloat, Sutherland said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

“My character works in construction and I learned to drive and operate a bulldozer and a forklift,” she says with pride.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

On 21 July OpenAI announced some of its AI agents - software systems which can operate alone to accomplish tasks after human instruction - had been involved in what it called an "unprecedented" incident.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Its strategic lessons—balance differing viewpoints, understand politics, remain humble and optimistic, change the game—are difficult to argue with, because they operate at such a high level of generalization.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

In 1818, physicians attempt to operate on the heart.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

The e-commerce giant currently operates in 11 metropolitan areas, including Phoenix, Detroit, Houston, Dallas and San Antonio.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Media watchdog IPSO, which operates a 24-hour emergency harassment helpline, said it was reviewing a flood "of complaints" about the coverage of Arday.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

As a public service corporation, the BBC operates under a royal charter that explicitly bars it from entering into out-of-court financial settlements to make litigation disappear.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

Using these materials, the team created a memory resistor, known as a "memristor," that operates with very little energy.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

“No, he operates out of South Kensington. Want me to call him?”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

Refineries operated at 97.2% of their capacity in the week that ended Aug. 14, according to the latest data from the U.S.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

While living together, they operated a clandestine library.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

The Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, conducts Hubble science operations for NASA.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

Pedro Neto operated at right wing-back and Marco Palestra on the left, while captain Reece James and Moises Caicedo lined up in midfield behind the front three.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Originally operated by the Russian Air Force, Star City is now under the control of Roscosmos, the Russian Space Agency.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

For many at the front, the main fear is not an infantryman storming over the top, but an unseen enemy operating a drone from far away with a joystick.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

The SSA’s administrative budget has fallen from 1.2% of benefit outlays in 2017 to 0.86% currently, which represents an annual loss of $3 billion in operating revenue, the union said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

The consortium was tasked with designing, building and financing the project, and operating and maintaining the people mover for 25 years after its completion.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Train service has been suspended on the Tobu Nikko Line due to the accident, according to the railway company operating the line.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

The patient was on an operating table in the foreground.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey




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