operational
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The utility also faces steep increases in insurance premiums and general operational inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
The business, prosecutors allege, was not operational when she applied for the loans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, oversees the telescope and its mission operations, with additional operational support from Denver-based Lockheed Martin Space.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
"Once operational, the facilities are projected to sustain more than 9,000 local jobs per year, with wages averaging 45 percent above the national median," it added.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
But with only one operational success under its belt and with six Mercury missions to go—with the orbital flight still on the drawing board—NASA’s road to the Moon seemed unimaginably complex.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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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