operational
Example Sentences
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Milliken said UC faced “ongoing federal funding uncertainty and increasing operational and labor costs.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Plus, “OpenAI—despite its capital backing and strategic intent—likely doesn’t offer the same delivery capacity, global footprint, or operational infrastructure required to execute complex multiyear AI programs independently,” he writes.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Fast food chains have struggled against rising operational costs and increasingly cost-conscious customers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Far from improving its brand image, Air India has had to continue answering for an array of embarrassing operational lapses and safety violations in the past year.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
For all that, Lawrence remained unmistakably the animating force at Livermore, which soon acquired the operational features of a classic Lawrence laboratory.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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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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