How to pronounce operates
Listen to operates in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
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“operates” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 346 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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social security operates.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 70:37 · hear it here
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that the school operates by ensuring the way the school operates keeps uh keeps
UK Parliament · watch from 47:52 · hear it here
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operates a single store location or it operates many store locations but all in
Census Bureau · watch from 6:03 · hear it here
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countries in which it operates.
Federal Reserve · watch from 44:28 · hear it here
Why real speech
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