operate
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U.S. airlines operate on tight schedules and have cut flights in recent months as a response to rising jet-fuel costs.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
The company will then operate as a separate publicly traded company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
"One successful flight will not prove that model, but it could mark an important transition: from demonstrating that Starship can fly, to demonstrating how Starship could operate."
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
CVS didn’t say how it would divide its $60 billion of debt or how much it would cost the two businesses to operate separately.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Some other theory that this theory depends on may be at fault, some fact that has been taken for granted may be mistaken, or some piece of equipment may not operate as envisaged.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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American Cruise Lines, which owns the American Heritage and operates other small ship cruises around the country, said guests and crew were being evacuated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
More than 1,600 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the ceasefire, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health, which operates under Hamas authority and whose figures are considered reliable by the United Nations.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
Alessandri, the former head of the Joint Intelligence Committee, said: "Climate change and nature loss are increasingly shaping the security environment in which the UK operates."
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
The arrangement of these components plays an important role in determining how efficiently a computer operates.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
“The Human Heart,” recited he bitterly as if from some damp Lesson, “is a Muscle that operates through Constriction.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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Passengers began disembarking from the paddlewheeler vessel, operated by American Cruise Lines, as it started listing before tipping on to its side, Mayor Moreno said.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
It said Ismail operated from the hospital and that troops used precision munitions to mitigate harm to civilians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
"Two of the valves have been opened. The deployment process has started," said an official on the livestream operated by the city.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
For much of 2026, Wall Street operated on a simple assumption: Treasury yields would rise alongside oil prices, because higher energy costs would fuel concerns about broader inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
Whereas von Guericke’s pump needed two strong men to operate it, their design could be operated with reasonable ease by one man.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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Profits are growing: adjusted operating income at the stores rose about 11% last quarter, helped by Rite Aid prescriptions and locations CVS bought last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Airlines operating across the country were scrambling to notify passengers, many of whom had already arrived at airports expecting to board a plane only to be met with delays and cancellations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
Beneath the surface, however, “this is still a market that is operating with significant inefficiencies, elevated risks and very little room for error.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
Scottish government figures show the number of games companies operating in Scotland was about 130 in 2024, up from just 15 in 2010.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
There was a jam around the lifts with trolleys waiting to get to the operating theaters in the basement, and others still trying to get up to the wards.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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