operation
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When we challenge him about his complicity in the alleged operation, Marwan says: "I am deeply sorry... I was under threat."
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Doughty told MPs an update to the agreement allowing joint UK-US operation of the Diego Garcia military base has become "impossible to agree at political level" between the two countries.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Former and current officials said it can be done, but it is a complex operation that requires significant U.S. military resources.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
The company said it plans to cut jobs and scale back its U.S. manufacturing operation as it determines a path forward.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
“Plums, the operation is heating up in Baltimore,” she wrote, quickly dipping her pen into the blue-black ink, and I wondered who Plums was.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Vocabulary lists containing operation
Arithmetic
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The Number System
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The ACT Math Test: Number and Quantity
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