operator

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Recent Examples of operator Gentry, 51, who at the time of the crash was a fire apparatus operator with the Kansas City Fire Department, no longer works for KCFD. Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026 Ambassador Cruise Line, a British operator targeting passengers over 50, was founded in 2021. Thomas Adamson, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026 Warsh will need to immediately put his skills as a political operator to work, both within and outside the Fed's walls. Matt Peterson, CNBC, 13 May 2026 On Wednesday, May 6, the vessel's operator Oceanwide Expeditions confirmed three individuals previously awaiting medical transfer have now disembarked the ship. Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for operator
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Noun
  • Membership to Club Myttas includes an on-call assistant for booking private chauffeurs, butlers, and chefs.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 May 2026
  • Before her death in 1939, Nelle gave the gown to Ethyl-Marie Williams, the wife of one of the Fabyans’ chauffeurs, Bert Williams.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Other special guests at Hart’s roast included Venus and Serena Williams, Lizzo and Tom Brady, as well as a roster of comedians and actors including Tony Hinchliffe, Pete Davidson, Draymond Green, Tiffany Haddish, Sheryl Underwood, Regina Hall and Na’im Lynn.
    Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 11 May 2026
  • Other pictures feature Albert playing with his younger brothers while Gere looks on, as well as some snaps of the actor's younger sons finding flowers in the rain.
    Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • Lonnie Ali, the boxer's wife and co-founder of the Ali Center, is an executive producer and consultant on the project due out later this year.
    Wendy Naugle, USA Today, 12 May 2026
  • During the meeting, Elizabeth Peterson-Gower, a land use consultant representing the owner and applicant Dome Center LLC, was asked if there was a timeline for reopening the theaters.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • There’s also a lifestyle concierge to help book all sorts of experiences or answer any questions, from arranging a tour of Frida Kahlo's Casa Azul to coordinating a private driver to Teotihuacán.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
  • Two people were killed and three others are in critical condition after a driver lost control and struck pedestrians on a sidewalk in New York City on Friday evening, according to police.
    Mark Prussin, CBS News, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • With sister Coco a gifted painter and her brother, Raymond, a master counterfeiter, the two end up in the middle of a scheme with a down-on-his-luck millionaire.
    Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The mechanic couldn’t reproduce it.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Both those films centered on women whose grim worlds were closing in on them — a tomboyish auto mechanic in Closeness; a nurse and the frontline friend who turns on her in Beanpole.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • The state is planning a $10 million project that will impact two communities and, in addition to replacing outdated infrastructure, the work is intended to improve safety for motorists and pedestrians, records show.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
  • She was found dead hours later on Interstate 10 after a motorist dialed 911 and reported seeing flames from the Chevrolet Malibu that authorities found her body in.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • The federal gas tax has also remained unchanged since 1993, which experts say has already eroded the Highway Trust Fund’s purchasing power when accounting for inflation.
    Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • But legal experts say Uber’s proposal to cap attorney compensation — which would apply to all car accident cases, not just those involving rideshare vehicles — risks shutting poor people who can’t afford to pay a lawyer up front out of courthouses.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026

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“Operator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operator. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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