operator

Example Sentences

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On Tuesday Amazon struck a roughly $11 billion deal to buy satellite operator Globalstar, which would give the company a leg up in cellphone-to-satellite connections.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

"I think the next owner of Thames Water should be an experienced, credible, long-term focused operator with the expertise and the resources to fix Thames Water," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

But he was a political operator who studied the works of German philosopher Immanuel Kant and built a reputation as a pragmatic negotiator during nuclear talks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Globalstar jumps as Amazon agrees to acquire the satellite operator for the equivalent of $90 a share.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

As usual, the lights were blinking frantically and she had her back to them, as oblivious as that ill-omened wireless operator on the Californian the night the Titanic went down.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt