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operate

[op-uh-rayt] / ˈɒp əˌreɪt /




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They will also likely have more advanced engines and operate alongside drones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

“Using AI to autonomously operate automobiles, trucks, and drones, as well as other industrial automation initiatives, represent a $400 billion market opportunity by increasing equipment uptime while reducing training and operating costs,” they said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

The production supplies business will operate as Cinelease Pro Supplies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Diagnosing the type of tumour while the patient is still on the operating table could impact how surgeons operate.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Hamilton resisted the recommendation, arguing quite plausibly that such a specific proposal was inappropriate for an address designed to operate at a higher altitude.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

The privately held company operates more than 400 locations across 10 states: California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Texas, Oregon, Colorado, Idaho, Washington and Tennessee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Because this immune pathway operates outside the brain, it may provide several new therapeutic targets.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

The food bank was a success and still operates today, having unfortunately outlived two of the congregations that founded it.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

The BBC has approached Freeport, which operates Papua's Grasberg mine, one of the world's largest gold and copper operations, for comment.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

They work varied shifts, because the crow’s nest operates twenty-four hours a day.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

The ruling says said the Fordham Arrangement was "operated with the knowledge and approval" of a number of individuals whose names were redacted.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Until recently, the MBA operated as a private organization, with a board that included Little League members, including Valladares.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

The back-to-back parodies mark a sudden pop-culture turn for a White House aide who has largely operated outside the spotlight.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Private owners of critical infrastructure can likewise request electronic warfare equipment as interceptors run out, though it is operated by the military, which integrates these systems into the country’s overall air-defense system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

They also expressed apprehension that the committee operated so independently.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Saudi Aramco is currently operating the pipeline at a throughput rate of around 3.5 million barrels a day, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Shapero became CEO in April after 18 years in various roles at the company, most recently as chief operating officer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

And this "enabled the club to pretend that such funds represented operating income".

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Instead, the market begins rewarding stable profit margins, free cash flow, operating efficiency and raised earnings forecasts, Wilson explained.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Far from being a racist, Grabarek had begun his term of office with the best possible intentions—a decent man operating within a bad system.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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