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operate

[op-uh-rayt] / ˈɒp əˌreɪt /




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Both Musk’s SpaceX and Tesla are based in Texas, operate major factories and are expected to expand their investments in the state.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Genomic therapies operate differently because they act on genetic material itself.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

"My role focuses on finding practical ways to use technology, automation, data and AI to improve how we operate," says Coventry-based Patel.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

What they are: Businesses or partnerships in the energy sector that own and operate infrastructure assets, such as oil and natural gas pipelines, storage terminals and utility distribution networks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

The enlarger was brand new and far easier to operate than the one his father had had back on Shogund Street.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

Tesla already has a supercomputing cluster in Texas, while SpaceX operates data centers in Mississippi and Tennessee.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

The other business, WK Kellogg's, operates in North America and has since been taken over by Italian chocolate giant Ferrero.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

The group, which also operates carriers including Swiss, Brussels and Eurowings, also slightly downgraded its forecast for core profit to a range of between 1.7 and 2.0 billion euros for 2026.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

The network aired a lengthy segment on the Thursday’s edition of “Today” to explain how its decision desk operates and comes up with its election night projections.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

The Dark World operates by no rule except one: Stay anonymous.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

The other helicopter involved was operated by Air Dynasty and had been carrying cargo, the company said.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Both countries rely on various methods to notify the public of potential threats, from street sirens to digital channels operated by the military or local officials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

However, those earlier designs operated on surfaces and relied on the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope to drive their movement.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

Conducting romance, cryptocurrency and investment fraud, the sites were mostly operated by Chinese nationals, 148 of whom have been extradited to China, Madagascar's justice ministry said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

But in his opinion, by the time the two surgeons operated on Garfield three weeks after the shooting, the harm was done.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

A year earlier, the same four spent $257.4 billion on property and equipment against $401.7 billion of operating cash.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

However, therapies that could eventually reach millions of patients will require monitoring systems capable of operating on a much larger scale.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

The Danish drugmaker now expects adjusted sales and operating profit to range from a 2% decline to 2% growth at constant exchange rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Graduates becoming too AI-centric is an issue for Simon Pratt, chief operating officer at Portman Finance Group.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Bentley was in deep, a Soviet agent operating quietly in the heart of the world's most powerful country.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau


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