operating
Americanadjective
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used or engaged in performing operations.
an operating surgeon.
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of, for, or pertaining to operations.
an operating budget.
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of or relating to the proper operation of a machine, appliance, etc..
a manual of operating instructions.
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Railroads. of, pertaining, or belonging to railroad workers, as engineers or firemen, who are directly engaged in the mechanical operation of trains.
an operating union.
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“AI is amplifying the value of our entire platform,” Robin Washington, chief financial and chief operating officer at Salesforce, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Our platform is designed to create one fully integrated digital experience that can serve account holders and advisers for a much lower operating cost.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
“And I actually admire those types of people who can just keep pushing forward and shut the noise out and just keep going and striving towards a purpose while operating from a place of purpose.”
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
That left operating income of about $57 billion, up 28%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Who did, Mr. Deckard? Animal thieves? We just got a report on a huge new gang of them, probably teenagers, operating in—”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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