operational
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In 2025, SpaceX’s AI division posted $3.2 billion worth of revenue against a $6.35 billion operational loss, making it the company’s worst performing segment.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 27, 2026
Waller has been pressing the regional banks to cede more operational autonomy, while the banks have pushed back against his plan to centralize back-office functions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
"Where any member of staff is found to have accessed patient records without legitimate clinical or operational reasons we take robust disciplinary action," it added.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026
“When this happened, there was no technical operational capacity, much less leadership—and a minimum of infrastructure and communications to coordinate humanitarian assistance.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
For three years, I’d given myself to it with zeal, taking responsibility for the largest and the smallest of operational tasks, right down to restocking paper in the photocopier.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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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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