Held
Held adjective - Occupied or in the control of; often used in combination.
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Operated
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The vast webs of patron-client relationships held the Roman Republic together and operated in a fashion very similar to The Mafia.
Source: The Clan -
In One Piece, new character "Blood Splatterer" Coriboo is seen wielding a hand-held crank-operated one.
Source: Gatling Good - It is held at an abandoned carnival known only as the Park, which is seemingly owned and operated by a creature of unknown species called Chimera.
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