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operation

[op-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌɒp əˈreɪ ʃən /


NOUN
surgical procedure
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The new company chose not to rely on the news-gathering resources of NBC News, which oversaw MSNBC, and is building its own editorial operation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

It issues daily updates on its operation, and up until April 17 said that "zero" vessels had evaded the blockade.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

O’Malley convinced Tatum to have the operation right there and then instead of waiting even one more day—a decision that is already rewriting basketball history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

He rose to lead the company’s vast hardware operation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

There is one valve closed by a weight, although it is not in this case a safety valve; however, Papin describes the operation of such a valve.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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