operational
Example Sentences
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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
Analysts expect Kavukcuoglu, who has been with DeepMind since before Google bought it, to be more operational, ensuring moneymaking AI technology gets into production on schedule.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
"Yes, we had operational achievements, but strategically we've failed."
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 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
Once Y-12 was operational, their equanimity made them superb operators.
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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