nonoperational
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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A California law passed in 2023, Senate Bill X1-2, also prohibits refineries from passing along nonoperational costs — such as the Superfund fee — to consumers, she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2025
The fighter jets on the air base, which are stored inside concrete hangars, escaped harm, but three other aircraft described as nonoperational were damaged.
From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2023
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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