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as in missions
a specific task with which a person or group is charged
a secret operation which, if it is discovered, the government will deny any knowledge of
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as in processes
a usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result
a specific mathematical operation is required in order to get the correct answer
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as in managements
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
given the constant threat of robbery, the operation of a convenience store can be quite stressful
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as in applications
the act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose
a considerable amount of training is required for the operation of these new high-tech weapons systems
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Recent Examples of operations
The last-place Angels appointed former Cardinals GM John Mozeliak to be their interim general manager and baseball operations consultant on Friday.
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Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
For employers building out their presence in the space economy, this means continually competing for the select pool of workers who possess the skillsets needed to sustain current operations and long-term growth.
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Paxton Honerkamp,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
Ryan West's CodexWest exemplifies how solopreneurs leverage technology, using AI for business operations like policy drafting and contractor identification, but not for confidential forensic work.
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Elaine Pofeldt,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
That was a brand new Citi Field anthem in honor of one of the great Mets in history, kicked to the curb by Cohen’s head of baseball operations, who really had wanted to get rid of Alonso a year earlier.
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Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
Its staff and core operations have been transferred to other departments).
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Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
But the data center developer wants to expand its operations in Charlotte.
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Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
27 June 2026
Part of it may have been because Isaac was Jeff Weltman’s very first draft pick after taking over basketball operations.
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Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Firefighters remain largely limited to exterior operations due to safety concerns inside the building, continuing to pour water onto the structure and targeting hotspots.
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James Ward,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
For employers building out their presence in the space economy, this means continually competing for the select pool of workers who possess the skillsets needed to sustain current operations and long-term growth.
—
Paxton Honerkamp,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
Ryan West's CodexWest exemplifies how solopreneurs leverage technology, using AI for business operations like policy drafting and contractor identification, but not for confidential forensic work.
—
Elaine Pofeldt,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
That was a brand new Citi Field anthem in honor of one of the great Mets in history, kicked to the curb by Cohen’s head of baseball operations, who really had wanted to get rid of Alonso a year earlier.
—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
Its staff and core operations have been transferred to other departments).
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Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
But the data center developer wants to expand its operations in Charlotte.
—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
27 June 2026
Part of it may have been because Isaac was Jeff Weltman’s very first draft pick after taking over basketball operations.
—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Firefighters remain largely limited to exterior operations due to safety concerns inside the building, continuing to pour water onto the structure and targeting hotspots.
—
James Ward,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for operations
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All eligibility clocks start the academic year after an athlete’s 19th birthday, and the only exceptions, per the NCAA, are for pregnancy, active-duty military service and religious missions.
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This would be the first of two certification flights for NSSL missions required by the Space Force.
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While quantum computers remain under development, quantum sensors are already being used to measure physical processes with a level of precision that conventional instruments often struggle to achieve.
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Recruitment processes are described as clearer and more aligned following the departures of Daniel Levy, the former executive chairman who was deposed in September last year, and ex-managing director of football Fabio Paratici.
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These are different eras, and the respective managements are no longer the same, but something about this feels off.
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Information about Spirit’s plans was equally scarce among managements of airports the airline serves.
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Banks discovered that lounge access drove credit card applications.
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The open-ear design also allows wearers to remain aware of their surroundings, offering potential benefits for both immersive entertainment and real-world safety applications.
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Proponents of the authorization note that the $155 million investment arrives four years after a severe drought in the Sacramento Valley in 2022 had cost local communities hundreds of millions of dollars and roughly 1,500 jobs.
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Employers added 57,000 jobs last month, about half of what economists had expected.
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These celebrity men have used their platforms to talk about undergoing hair transplant procedures in an effort to not only look good on camera as part of their jobs, but also boost their confidence day-to-day.
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With the expansion, AGH now operates three cath labs, three EP labs, two multiprocedural rooms and a hybrid surgical suite that can be used for either cath or EP procedures.
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Export controls have blocked Huawei and China’s leading chipmakers from access to extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography tools and leading-edge foundry capacity around which the frontier semiconductor roadmap is organized.
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Anthropic had objected to the government’s decision to impose export controls in a blog post announcing that the two systems had been disabled.
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The new measure applies only to those using the public drinking water system for certain uses, and wouldn’t apply to people using private wells, canal water or an irrigation provider, city spokesperson Abby Haydin said.
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Vintage wooden crates have practical uses beyond transporting food, games, and other picnic essentials.
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“Operations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operations. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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