nonoperational
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Another document said that the record-breaking number of intercontinental ballistic missile-class launchers North Korea showed during a military parade in February were “most likely carrying nonoperational systems.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
The state is providing child-care workers who offer subsidized care 16 additional paid nonoperational days through June, allowing them to still be reimbursed if children don’t attend because of the virus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2022
But, said Kivu’s Swanson, a “lot of times the networks are nonoperational — completely fried. The bad guys will come in and delete the backups or encrypt them.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2021
Banks continued to limit growth in their balance sheets by allowing wholesale liabilities to mature and encouraging customers to shift some nonoperational deposits to money market funds.
From Reuters ● Jul. 7, 2021
The computers had taken on water and were nonoperational.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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