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operation

Definition for operation

noun as in business concern

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affair, deal, enterprise, transaction

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proceeding, undertaking

noun as in surgical procedure

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surgery

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biopsy, excision

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The company has apologised "for any difficulties caused by the recent attack" but has not yet said when it expects its operations to be fully up and running again.

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"DHS enforcement operations are highly targeted, and officers do their due diligence. We know who we are targeting ahead of time," an agency official said in a statement to BBC.

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Are people becoming so insecure in an often fake online world that they will pay thousands of pounds for the operation?

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By 1994, the operation produced over 70 different vegetables, including baby spinach and squash, across more than 700 acres of land.

That approach reflected recognition that the U.S. military has unique capabilities for organizing expeditionary operations and answered Arab appeals for American involvement.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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