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operation

[op-uh-ray-shuhn] / ˌɒp əˈreɪ ʃən /


NOUN
surgical procedure
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Many of them have been waiting for their operation for less than two years - but five have been on the list for longer than five years.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Navy sailor Wenheng Zhao received 27 months in prison for delivering military operation details to a Chinese intelligence officer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

Nvidia’s board already this week launched an independent investigation into whether Huang was the target of a foreign-intelligence operation.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026

When the superconducting qubit needs that information, it accesses the stored vibrational state, performs the required operation, and returns the modified information to memory.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

The operation had been a success, and Daisy was learning to walk.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

For years the Chinese state has been accused by Western countries of using covert operations to bolster strategic industries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

The government has consistently defended its security operations as lawful and necessary to maintain stability.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin said the US Coast Guard also supported local rescue operations.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

That was a common refrain from leaders of baseball operations departments around the league.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

It’s like one of those operations where they save your life but take out some big part of you.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez


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