operate
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Their first priority was examining the instrument's 18 detectors, each roughly the size of a sticky note, along with the electronics that operate them.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
But the Houthis also operate as part of a network of Iran-backed regional militias that share know-how, weaponry, personnel and goals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
The Kings note the episode is interested in interrogating the cult of the tech mogul, specifically examining how figures operate outside of traditional ethics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Tau is upfront about the fact that it uses humans to remotely operate the robots.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
We should operate on the assumption that Ridge arrived safely and wasn’t hit by anything.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Tau operates a fleet of eight robots, shuttling them around the city two at a time in a blue Honda minivan.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
It operates two shipping terminals on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, and it is developing additional facilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Venture Global already operates its own off-grid power plants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
But the German supervisory board, which operates as a trustee of the charity, overruled them and dismissed all three directors in February.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Figuring out how, exactly, to do that is no easy task, however, when your felony record operates to bar you from any public housing assistance.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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They started with a back three of Josh Acheampong, Maxence Lacroix and Levi Colwill, while goalscorer Neto and Jorrel Hato, who provided the assist, operated as wing-backs.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, leased and operated by USC, will be a showcase site for the 2028 Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
That wide-body plane, operated by another state-backed airline, Riyadh Air, is insured for more than $130 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Netflix has since operated the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood and the Paris Theater in New York.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Mr. Voskuijl wasn’t operated on for his ulcer after all.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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In recent years, the tech CEO has been moving his business empire - including SpaceX, Tesla and X - to the southern US state after expressing frustration with operating in California.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
“I have never seen a more supportive regulatory environment from the federal government,” said Lior Ron, chief operating officer of Waabi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
They said higher energy prices and tighter financial conditions could push up operating costs and interest rates, adding to doubts over "the long-term profitability and viability of AI business models".
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
“Culver City is the future of AI and filmmaking,” Caroline Ingeborn, Luma AI’s chief operating officer, said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
He described cover names, fragmentary messages, traces of the work of Soviet agents operating deep under cover in the United States.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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