operational
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"Given we currently haven't got an operational Royal Navy, I think that link with America is very strong," he said, adding: "We'll never agree with everything the Americans say or do, but the relationship matters."
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
The U.S. and Israel have made operational advances, but a real victory will require much more.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The agency, which said it faces rising operational costs, has mandates to be self-financing and to deliver to more than 170 million addresses across the U.S. six days a week.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Lee Hopgood, the RSPCA's operational superintendent for the North of England, said that "surprisingly... the dogs are fine and doing really, really well".
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Resolving the operational problems of late 1935 introduced a new occupational hazard for the Rad Lab staff: tedium.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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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