operational
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When organizers went public in 2024, the university said it had “serious concerns — legal, academic, and operational — about a union purporting to represent almost all of our research, teaching, practitioner, and clinical faculty.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
The carve-out is part of a broader effort to dismantle its sprawling conglomerate structure and strip away operational distractions.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Even as farmers have little control over their operational costs, they also have little say in how much they can sell their crops for.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
GLP’s data-center business is concentrated in China, where it operates about 20 facilities with total capacity of approximately 1.4 gigawatts, including operational sites and projects under development.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
The luxury underground fortress remained operational and ready to receive its political guests until a 1992 expose by Washington Post reporter Ted Gup blew the operation’s cover.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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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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