operate
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The aging tankers operate outside global norms for insuring and regulating shipping, which means they are often insured and underwritten by Russia’s state-backed banks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
They identify a potentially useful strategy for designing metals that can remain tough even when conventional methods of deformation stop working, opening new possibilities for technologies that must operate in extreme cold.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 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
He could, of course; the spreader was simple to operate.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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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
Its sister exchange, Binance.US, which operates in the U.S. and is separate from Binance, said it wasn’t affected by the hack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which owns and operates the Wizards and Capital One Arena, did not immediately respond to questions from The Times about the incident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
So that’s how the largest manufacturer of androids operates, Rick said to himself.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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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
The update approved Thursday sets rules for the Sacramento River and the rest of the Delta, where pumps operated by state and federal agencies send water flowing in aqueducts to farms and cities.
From Los Angeles Times ● 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
At 11:30 p.m., just 40 minutes later, the family boarded a private aircraft operated by Baires Fly, with Guayaquil, Ecuador, listed as its destination on the flight plan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
His parents had operated the copper shop on Main Street, but Sam chose a different path after they died.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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Experts say wind is now set to take off, and point to Laos's 600-megawatt Monsoon Wind Power Project, which began operating in August 2025, as a bankable case study.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
The Chief Minister of Jersey, Senator Lyndon Farnham, said operating a drone close to an airport was "not a prank or a harmless hobby".
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 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
Board of Harbor Commissioners allocate a portion of its operating income from the Port of Los Angeles to investments in waterfront public access projects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
“Come on,” said the one who was operating the scanning device.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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