operator
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US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the damage was caused by workers from Amtrak, the US national operator of intercity railroad service, who were doing construction in New Jersey.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Great Western Railway's services will be the next operator to be brought into public ownership, on 13 December.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
“It’s fun money,” said Casey who, like Araujo, is a teacher as well as the clock operator at Galaxy games, where she works alongside her husband.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
“You can run a dozer. You can run an excavator. You can run a compactor. You have one operator in a more attractive environment doing more productive work.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
The operator read off the numbers for Ming’s Chinese Takeout on Magnolia and said, “Please hold while I connect you.”
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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One measure will require data center operators, when applying for a business license or permit, to disclose an estimate of their water use and the expected source of water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
AT&T is also the “least exposed” to SpaceX’s mobile ambitions, since it has the smallest market share among the three largest U.S. mobile operators, according to McHugh.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
The potential shortfall provides momentum for Caterpillar’s automation push, as the company faces the challenge of selling equipment to companies that don’t have enough operators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Regulator Natural Resources Wales said it was "aware of the pressures" affecting operators across the UK.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The operators had been on shift for thirty hours since the earthquake.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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