operation
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Tuesday’s operation represents one of the first tests of the force’s rescue capabilities in a live combat scenario.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
In March 2024, he underwent hernia surgery, before having the operation on his enlarged prostate in December of the same year.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
He had an operation at the age of 23 in a bid to save his career, but eventually realised he would have to retire.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Primm Valley was the last of three resorts built between 1977 and 1994 at the site that remained in full operation.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
It had entered the U.S. subprime lending business in 2003, when it had bought America’s biggest consumer lending operation, Household Finance.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Arithmetic
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