operation
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They added: "If this was for any other operation, hip, cancer treatment, we would be celebrating right now. Why aren't we celebrating our referrals?"
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Petersen said Unite Here had the largest ground operation of any union in the state during primaries in June and knocked on more than 300,000 doors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Some experts say no mine-clearance operation can guarantee every mine is gone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
"This is the Himalayas... We have to be very careful when starting any rescue operation or relief operation," he told reporters on Monday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
The operation had been a success, and Daisy was learning to walk.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
The UK has yet to approve any such longer-term operations, though British firm Windracers is seeking permission to launch an autonomous cargo service in Shetland and Orkney.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
The nearby U-Tapao airfield became a major base of operations during the Vietnam War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Acme conspicuously sets the plot’s inciting actions in 1992—the same year Warner Bros. officially merged its entertainment operations with those of Time Inc., making for one of the largest media houses in the world.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
Swift's third instrument, the Burst Alert Telescope, has not yet resumed science operations.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 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
Vocabulary lists containing operation
Arithmetic
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The Number System
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The ACT Math Test: Number and Quantity
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