operation

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Pelley also attacked the credentials of Nick Bilton, a former New York Times tech reporter and documentary filmmaker who has never run a TV news operation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The court heard that Barrow only accepted new customers on recommendation from existing customers and insisted on the use of full names to avoid the operation being, as he put it, "infiltrated by Sky agents".

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

A search and rescue operation was under way at one of the apartment buildings where rescuers were still looking for six people, Zelensky said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The longest commercial flight currently in operation is a Singapore Airlines flight from Singapore to New York, which covers 15,350 kilometres in over 18 hours.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

This kind of brain surgery is strictly a last resort to save a patient's life, because even if the operation goes well, the risk of side effects is high.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman