Example Sentences

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But similar to many rural and community hospitals, it had been operating in the red for years.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

Earlier, a baby girl was declared dead at another hospital after she was evacuated along with dozens of other children from the daycare centre, which media reports said had been operating without a license.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

The secret traitor, who wore a red cloak, had been operating in plain sight since being selected by presenter Claudia Winkleman in the opening episode of the BBC One series.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

The Ford strike group had been operating in the Adriatic Sea when it was ordered on Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

There at the corner, in the front rank of pedestrians, was a surgeon who had been operating all day.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut