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operate

[op-uh-rayt] / ˈɒp əˌreɪt /




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The discovery also revealed an unusual way for a bacterial toxin to operate.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

The trucks operate 24 hours a day hauling up to 90 tons of coal, stopping only for six minutes to swap out their batteries for a fresh set.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Until the deal closes, the two companies will continue to operate independently.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

It’s not that Schoenbrun is bad at making movies, but their mind seems to operate like a story map, with hundreds of red strings pinned between plot points.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

Its function was to produce ice, store the perishable goods of exhibitors and restaurants, and operate an ice rink for visitors wishing to experience the novelty of skating in July.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Today, Musk operates in a much different world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Scientists at Gladstone Institutes have discovered an unusual bacterial immune system that operates in almost the opposite way of previously known defenses.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

The company has worked with autonomous vehicle partners since 2020 and also operates charging stations for them in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The chef at Wales' only two-Michelin-star restaurant has defended the way he operates his kitchen after the venue came under scrutiny over food hygiene standards.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Joe went on hurriedly, “Main difference of a Ford automobile from other kinds is its planetary transmission which operates on a rev-rev-a- lu-shun-ary principle.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

They are particularly concerned about the potential loss of another service at Ysbyty Penrhos Stanley, which previously lost its four-bed hospice unit operated by St David's Hospice in 2025.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

One of the aircraft was operated by Jerry Trimble Helicopters, a flight training school based at the McMinnville Municipal Airport, according to a statement from the company.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Research ships also use remotely operated and autonomous underwater vehicles for detailed mapping in deep waters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Bolsonaro, his wife and two daughters boarded "a private flight operated by the company Baires Fly S.A. bound for the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador," the government agency said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

I do not know how I passed the hours, for my mind was in so great a tumult, it scarcely operated.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

The court heard that Cancer Research UK has been operating its scheme for 25 years, providing people with access to a free will writing service.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

That gives researchers an unusual opportunity to make an "apples-to-apples" comparison between two facilities operating at very different collision energies.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

The measure “will also drive up the cost of operating a sports team in California, increasing the price of tickets, concessions and merchandise,” said Rob Lapsley, president of the California Business Roundtable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Anthropic achieved a small operating profit in the second quarter, while OpenAI’s operating losses deepened over the same time period, The Wall Street Journal has reported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Natural selection was not operating on organisms but on their units of heredity.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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