operational
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"A year in orbit pushes both hardware and humans into a different operational regime compared with the shorter Shenzhou missions of the programme's earlier phases," the professor of physics and astronomy told AFP.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
It also benefits from shared infrastructure with the Korinci Baru field that supports operational efficiency and lower costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
"The challenge is the operational environment, including insecurity, displacement, limited infrastructure and intense population movement, which make outbreak control far more complex."
From BBC • May 22, 2026
These companies have huge operational cash flows, but now it isn’t enough to cover the expenses, and they have started to dip into debt markets.
From Barron's • May 22, 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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