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operate

[op-uh-rayt] / ˈɒp əˌreɪt /




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They will also likely have more advanced engines and operate alongside drones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

“Using AI to autonomously operate automobiles, trucks, and drones, as well as other industrial automation initiatives, represent a $400 billion market opportunity by increasing equipment uptime while reducing training and operating costs,” they said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Aldi is the only major supermarket chain that doesn't operate a loyalty scheme, which are used by millions of shoppers.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The study examined only two regions involved in vision, but the researchers are now investigating whether the same process may operate more broadly across the neocortex.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

The bin had to be emptied, and I couldn’t operate the loader—a massive forklift with a telescopic arm and wide, black wheels that were taller than I was.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

"It operates seven days a week, all year round, bar Christmas Day, and so its a seven day a week operation," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The California attorney general will help oversee healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente’s medical arbitration system to ensure it operates fairly under legislation Gov. Gavin Newsom signed late Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Crasus operates the Oita petrochemical complex, which includes the second-largest ethylene facility in Japan, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Because this immune pathway operates outside the brain, it may provide several new therapeutic targets.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

Unlike New York’s other major law firms, all of which have hundreds of attorneys scattered around the major capitals of the world, it operates only out of that single Manhattan building.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

Until recently, the MBA operated as a private organization, with a board that included Little League members, including Valladares.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

The back-to-back parodies mark a sudden pop-culture turn for a White House aide who has largely operated outside the spotlight.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

"We should explore remotely operated systems so people are not stuck inside in case anything happens."

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

It has also heard concerns about the secrecy under which the SAS operated and that previous investigations into the allegations were ended prematurely.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Apparently, an entire section of the campus had lost power today, something Salzburg was quick to point out wouldn’t matter with the new prototypes since they were battery operated.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

And this "enabled the club to pretend that such funds represented operating income".

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Also, its new or expanding services over 2026-2027 include new operating theater, automated peritoneal dialysis, and biplane angiography system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Instead, the market begins rewarding stable profit margins, free cash flow, operating efficiency and raised earnings forecasts, Wilson explained.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

In the financial statements wrongly recorded as operating income was the sum of £24.5m, and £49.414m was wrongly excluded from operating expenses.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

As Sasha and Malia grew, I found that the pace only quickened and the to-do lists only got longer, leaving me operating in what felt like a never-ending state of overdrive.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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