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operations

noun

plural of operation

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 Senators are tasked with reviewing laws passed more than a decade ago that exempt certain data centers from paying sales taxes on goods that are essential to their operations. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026 Props to new president of basketball operations in Mike Gansey, who was not only able to pry the 2024 NBA Finals MVP from a hated rival, but also had the roster in a good enough position to land one of the greatest players in history. — Rob Peterson, New York Times, 26 July 2026 Eng asks Chris Mitsumura, the hotel’s director of operations. — Ronee Uyeshiro, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026 Higher-end retailers are trying to drum up business by pouring money into their outlet operations and attracting more lower-end shoppers — a strategy that could drive gains for certain stocks in the space. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 26 July 2026 By providing real-time diagnostics and predictive maintenance data, the technology is expected to improve mission readiness, reduce maintenance downtime and enhance overall platform reliability during extended underwater operations. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026 That includes culture, operations, capital allocation, patient experience, unit economics, and regulatory strategy. — Billee Howard, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 Her job meant overseeing aircrew readiness, training and flight operations while instructing boom operators on air refueling procedures, the Air Force said. — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 26 July 2026 Search-and-rescue operations were still underway, Xinhua said. — ABC News, 26 July 2026

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Noun

The mission is a key step for SpaceX's goals of supporting NASA's moon missions and eventual travel to Mars.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 July 2026
The two spacecraft flew within 4 miles of each other during their missions.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 27 July 2026

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Name the processes that stop if one vendor changes pricing, terms or availability.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Researchers have conducted one of the most comprehensive studies, published recently in Nature Mental Health, on how the autistic brain processes faces.

— Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Definition of processes

Noun

These are different eras, and the respective managements are no longer the same, but something about this feels off.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
Information about Spirit’s plans was equally scarce among managements of airports the airline serves.

— David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2026

Definition of managements

Noun

New applications for unemployment benefits, for example, continued to hover at historically low levels last week, according to a separate report from the Labor Department.

— Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
In applications like video calls, Xittel and Starlink’s round-trip signal delays became painfully obvious.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026

Definition of applications

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The job fair is expected to draw around 650 organizations hiring for 66,000 jobs, Van Duyne said.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
These improvements would help American shipbuilders compete more effectively in the global marketplace while supporting economic growth and creating high-skilled manufacturing jobs.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026

Definition of jobs

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Tarter said RealTime Reservation keeps hotel and brand information separate and follows GDPR requirements, including procedures for deleting guest data.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Its results have sparked a flurry of activity as physicists try to determine whether the conflicting measurements are a side effect of different experimental procedures, or a sign that new particles are popping up after all.

— Matt von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 29 July 2026

Definition of procedures

Noun

Four Regulators, Four Different Markets The difficulty is that the clock runs against a process no party controls.

— Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
And what remains is all blacked out, except for the lower rocker covers and pushrod tubes – from the fork covers, the controls, the handlebar, the turn signals, the headlight bucket, the engine, exhaust, and even the rear fender struts.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 July 2026

Definition of controls

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The Dirties includes a scene where Johnson’s out-of-touch high-school character is in blackface, while the Nirvanna web series has bits that carelessly chase juvenile provocation, including stray uses of racial accents and slurs.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 July 2026
State laws now require police departments to release more information about officer misconduct and cases that involve serious uses of force.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

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