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commando operation

British

noun

surgery a major operation for treatment of cancer of the head and neck, involving removal of many facial structures and subsequent surgical reconstruction

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"We later understood that there was a commando operation underway."

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

"It was a little bit like a commando operation," one officer at the scene told Reuters.

From Reuters • Sep. 13, 2021

Each man took credit for masterminding the 1976 commando operation that rescued Israeli and Jewish hostages held by Palestinian and German hijackers at Uganda's Entebbe airport.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2016

In remains unclear whether the Libyan government had prior knowledge of the US commando operation.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2013

At first the tactic seemed unsporting, if not scandalous, but the commando operation became the prototype for special forces around the world.

From Washington Post

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