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operation

[op-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌɒp əˈreɪ ʃən /


NOUN
surgical procedure
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Viewed in that context, paying a further $160 simply to have the company revisit a repair that has not restored normal operation seems difficult to justify.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

A U.S. soldier was charged in April over trades he allegedly made around the operation that arrested Venezuela’s former President Nicolás Maduro.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

Not long before the trout operation, Dagit led a rescue of hundreds of these fish too.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The bosses had decided the Pentagon Papers were too hot to handle in the Times building, so Sheehan had moved his operation to the Hilton.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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