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operation

[op-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌɒp əˈreɪ ʃən /


NOUN
surgical procedure
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“There usually is an uptick of people returning equipment that they bought in a frenzy of New Year’s resolutions,” says Greg Mullis, the company’s director of corporate operations.

From The Wall Street Journal

They said they had "launched operations this morning to investigate the suspected cable damage" after telecoms provider Elisa detected a fault.

From BBC

MSF said it had been informed by Israel that its registration will be revoked later on Wednesday and the charity would have to cease its operations by March 1.

From Barron's

The estimate is conservative, the analysts add, and covers only a three-month pause in operations.

From The Wall Street Journal

He told investors in his Thanksgiving letter last month that he is “going quiet”—“sort of”—and reiterated his confidence in Abel, Berkshire’s vice chairman of noninsurance operations.

From The Wall Street Journal