operate
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“West of Loveland” is a spacious, patient and endearingly attentive book that seems to operate on its own system of time, one regulated by personal transformations rather than the pressures of the wider world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Audi's German rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz already operate major plants in the United States, in South Carolina and Alabama respectively.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
The researchers found that the remaining loss of accuracy was linked to drive-induced decoherence, an effect caused by the greater microwave power required to operate multiple qubits simultaneously.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
Instead, he decided the negotiations might reveal something about how Holmes and Evans operate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
The doctors told Mom and Dad they wanted to operate again in the future, but the hard work had been done.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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The company also operates a health-focused, fast-casual concept called Flower Child that JPMorgan analysts say could be spun off within two years.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
Refusing to stop at investigating her characters alone, she’s interested in humanity as a whole, and where those roles fit into how our species operates.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
Eni also operates one other block offshore Cyprus, and owns an interest in two others that are operated by TotalEnergies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which owns and operates the Wizards and Capital One Arena, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
"Come back this instant. You know your father operates in the afternoon; why don't you go to your room and work on stock market reports or whatever you do in there."
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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Soglayev alleges Romanovskiy told him the Coral network operated through different shell companies to avoid international attention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Both the NHS and the university have reviewed the agreement and say there was no evidence of any fraud or misconduct in the way it was set up and has operated.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Port Lockroy operated until 1962, when British research was moved to larger and more modern sites in Antarctica.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
The affected rail line, used by trains operated by Metrolink and Amtrak that connect Orange County to San Diego and offer picturesque ocean views, has long been threatened by coastal erosion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Legally, the manufacturers of the Nexus-6 brain unit operated under colonial law, their parent autofactory being on Mars.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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Wall Street expects year-over-year sales growth and an operating profit decline.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
It even managed to eke out a small operating profit in the second quarter—a stark contrast to its biggest rival OpenAI, whose losses deepened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
In electronics, the technology could help engineers direct heat away from sensitive components, improve thermal management in microchips, and protect devices operating under demanding conditions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
This is the perfect opportunity for you to course-correct by having these discussions together, rather than operating in separate silos.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
Barack had a life in Washington now, operating with some of the gravitas that came with being a senator, but I was still me, living my same normal life.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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