Burn
Operate
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Burn Notice has Michael often explaining how spies operate in certain situations, and explaining deadpan-manner the stupidities of Hollywood Science.
Source: Inner Monologue -
Not only are such vehicles clunky to operate, but they are also expensive to purchase and burn a lot of fuel while in use, meaning there's not the least bit of convenience in owning one.
Source: Flying Car - Subverted in Xenosaga Episode I, in which KOS-MOS volunteers to stay behind and manually operate the procedure that will break the giant space weapon up into pieces small enough to burn up in the atmosphere.
Source: Someone Has to Die
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