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Operated by Gulftainer—which also runs a cargo terminal at Port Canaveral in Florida—Khor Fakkan had long functioned primarily as a transshipment hub.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Operated by the NSF's National Solar Observatory, it represents over twenty years of global collaboration.

From Science Daily • Oct. 27, 2025

Operated for about 32 years by Isidore and Marie Claire Camou, the Farm House’s design paid tribute to the area’s agricultural heritage, including the dairies that once filled the countryside.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

Tiesto, Medusa and Danny Howard have played Tigerblind's latest track, Battery Operated, in their live sets.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2025

Operated in 1810, these furnaces had refined iron ore to supply the United States Navy with cannon balls and grape shot, and the iron smelting industry continued until after the close of the Civil War.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Indiana Narratives by Work Projects Administration