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as in to manage
to look after and make decisions about
it takes years to learn how to operate that kind of business so that it makes money
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as in to utilize
to put into action or service
wouldn't dream of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol
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Recent Examples of operate
And we're very sharply focused as an agency on dealing with that threat, supporting the FBI in the New Orleans case, where, as the FBI has said publicly, their belief is that the man who perpetrated that horrific act was inspired by ISIS but operated alone.
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Ashley Brown, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
When Van Hoogstraten needed to step back from operating the forum in 2014, France agreed to acquire it, still insisting on sustaining the autonomy for which it was founded.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Publix Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Hours Publix, which operates nearly 1,500 stores in the Southeast shuts down on Christmas Day.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
This week, the firm—which already operates four large charging stations in the New York City area and is due to open another in Los Angeles in 2026—announced details of its next raft of charging stations in the San Francisco Bay Area.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
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Ashley Brown, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
When Van Hoogstraten needed to step back from operating the forum in 2014, France agreed to acquire it, still insisting on sustaining the autonomy for which it was founded.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Publix Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Hours Publix, which operates nearly 1,500 stores in the Southeast shuts down on Christmas Day.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
This week, the firm—which already operates four large charging stations in the New York City area and is due to open another in Los Angeles in 2026—announced details of its next raft of charging stations in the San Francisco Bay Area.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
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Republicans are in a heated internal conversation on whether to use one — or two — legislative vehicles to implement Trump's immigration and tax reform policies.Marc Caputo, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
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This is not the first time that Bad Bunny has used his platform to elevate political messaging.Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Only one musician manages to beat Charli, as well as Eilish and every other star who lands on the Hot Dance/Pop Songs chart as Americans get their first look at the exciting new tally.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Somehow the Horned Frogs managed to win that game, 66-60, in an emotional victory that would end up setting the course for another historic season.Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Jan. 2025
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Six other teams also performed worse at home than on the road, including two home teams this playoff weekend: the Baltimore Ravens (hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday night) and the Houston Texans (hosting the Los Angeles Chargers to kick off the playoff slate).Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Legendary actor Harrison Ford eats there on his trips to Wichita when his maintenance performed on his plane, per a Wichita Eagle story.Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025
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What to Know The nationwide surge in the usage of Starlink followed a Forbes report, published in December, that noted 20,000 Iranians were utilizing the service to bypass government restrictions online and censorship.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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The defense will be improved because Thibodeau will know the best way to utilize Towns on that end, and Bridges will have a year under his belt in his role.James L. Edwards III, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Hanlon says Flexjet and other business jet operators successfully deal with TFRs and other challenges on a daily basis, and the company's operations team is set up to handle them.Doug Gollan, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Once again, Gavin Newsom may have to campaign on his way to defeating the effort easily, instead of being 100 percent focused on rebuilding the Los Angeles area and continuing to handle the fifth largest economy on the planet.David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
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Curran, if confirmed, would be new to managing the agency’s $3 billion budget and supervising its more than 8,000 employees.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
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French military personnel are part of the monitoring committee supervising the ceasefire, which aims to pave the way for stabilization and reconstruction.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Do just one exercise, for 30-60 seconds, then continue working.Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Zelenskyy and his top officials have been working hard to build ties with the incoming administration and convince the president-elect of the need to support Ukraine and contain Russia.David Brennan, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Firefly Bulk Create is powered by Adobe Firefly Services, a set of APIs for generative AI tasks such as resizing assets, or swapping backgrounds, and applying the changes to thousands of pieces of content with one action.Joan Verdon, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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The discussion came as Trump has threatened to apply a 25% tariff on Canada ahead of his return to the White House, with some Canadian CEOs discussing their own tariffs in response.Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Operate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operate. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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