in operation
Example Sentences
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Blackouts are also frequent because most Cuban power plants have been in operation for about four decades without proper maintenance and investment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
After nearly 50 years in operation, available power has become extremely limited.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
Two of the refineries that closed were British, leaving just four in operation here.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
Times reporter Paul Dean noted that Flint helped tap the Owens Valley water that irrigated L.A.’s growth and prosperity, but the fountain named for him had not been in operation for 30 years.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
The Rockefeller Foundation grant required the cyclotron to be completed and placed in operation by June 30, 1944.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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