operational
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Diageo–which makes Guinness stout and Johnnie Walker whisky–this month said it aims to save some $1 billion in total through an operational overhaul.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
A 2025 UN report said that police stations were often underfunded and not fully operational, citing independent sources that accused officers of lacking skills in hostage negotiation and forensic investigation.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
"That defeats essentially every operational flood warning system in the world," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The first year a business is operational and active is the first year the taxpayer can take the deductions, Moll said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
On this spring day in 1962, Defense Minister Rodion Malinovsky told the premier that the American missiles in Turkey were operational.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing operational
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 13
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"CLEP Financial Accounting," Vocabulary from Chapter 14
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