(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
An ~ is a highly organized activity that involves many people doing different things.
The rescue ~ began on Friday afternoon...
The soldiers were engaged in a military ~ close to the Ugandan border.
...a big ~ against the drugs trade.
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2.
A business or company can be referred to as an ~. (BUSINESS)
Thorn’s electronics ~ employs around 5,000 people...
The two parent groups now run their business as a single combined ~.
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3.
When a patient has an ~, a surgeon cuts open their body in order to remove, replace, or repair a diseased or damaged part.
Charles was at the clinic recovering from an ~ on his arm.
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4.
If a system is in ~, it is being used.
Until the rail links are in ~, passengers can only travel through the tunnel by coach.
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5.
If a machine or device is in ~, it is working.
There are three ski lifts in ~.
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6.
When a rule, system, or plan comes into ~ or you put it into ~, you begin to use it.
The Financial Services Act came into ~ four years ago...
Cheaper energy conservation techniques have been put into ~ in the developed world.
PHRASE: V inflects