operate
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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
In certain instances of the agent activity, OpenAI said the tools, essentially AI bots that are designed and trained to operate somewhat autonomously, "bypassed" security controls of some websites.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Unlike conventional computers, animal brains must operate within strict metabolic limits.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
But over the decade following the riot, gangs and organized crime continued to operate unchecked by the mayor, angering enough citizens that Thompson was voted out in 1931, never to hold office again.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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"It operates seven days a week, all year round, bar Christmas Day, and so its a seven day a week operation," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The California attorney general will help oversee healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente’s medical arbitration system to ensure it operates fairly under legislation Gov. Gavin Newsom signed late Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 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
This may be how everyone else operates, but this is not how I usually operate.
From "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos
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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
U.S. natural-gas futures returned some of the previous session’s gains that were due to the outage on a pipeline in West Virginia operated by a unit of TC Energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 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
Separately, a publicly-funded airport operated between Anglesey and Cardiff between 2007 and 2020.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The VC operated as guerrilla fighters in clandestine, deadly efficient groups.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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Also, its new or expanding services over 2026-2027 include new operating theater, automated peritoneal dialysis, and biplane angiography system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
In 1968, England were due to tour South Africa, a country then operating under a system of racial segregation known as apartheid.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 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
He was elevated to president and chief operating officer of the firm in 2018, after years of working closely with Solomon in Goldman’s investment banking division.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
“First, my grandson’s operating under the delusion that he won’t be coming with you on the next journey.”
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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