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operating

[op-uh-rey-ting] / ˈɒp əˌreɪ tɪŋ /


ADJECTIVE
functioning
Synonyms
NOUN
management
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Sir Keir Starmer has told firms to either activate built-in features or update operating systems to prevent children from taking, sending or viewing sexually explicit images on their phones and other devices.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The company plans to grow operating profit to more than $6.5 billion by 2030.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

At last year’s conference, executives said Siri didn’t meet the company’s “quality bar” and headlined the event with a more translucent “Liquid Glass” software design for Apple’s operating systems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

It says it "requires, building, commercialising and operating products and services… at a scale that has not been previously achieved".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“He was operating the loader that got buried.”

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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