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is operating
  • present progressive of operate (3rd person singular).

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Already, Anthropic's popular chatbot Claude is operating on code of which 80% the system wrote itself.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Lead author Corey Bradshaw, Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology at Flinders University, says the findings reveal a clear sign that humanity is operating beyond the planet's natural limits.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Tesla is operating a limited amount of unsupervised robo-taxis in Dallas, Houston, and Austin, Texas.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

While epidemiological assessments and testing are still under way, Van Kerkhove said the WHO is operating under the assumption that this hantavirus virus is the Andes variant.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

“Layla, please don’t give them an excuse to hurt you. This camp is operating outside the law. The attorney general can’t even control it.”

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed