How native speakers pronounce “operator”

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So in this instance, a train operator called 911 in a panic, afraid that he might have hit something or someone on the tracks.

The Invisible Infrastructure in the Sky | Adam Bry | TED · TED

Example sentences

So in this instance, a train operator called 911 in a panic, afraid that he might have hit something or someone on the tracks.

The Invisible Infrastructure in the Sky | Adam Bry | TED · TED

you’ve actually, you've got a thing called Operator which starts to do this. And I tried it out.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman Talks ChatGPT, AI Agents and Superintelligence — Live at TED2025

So, if if the 911 operator can say, "Is the kid okay?"

How to Raise Confident Kids in an Age of Anxiety | Lenore Skenazy | TED · TED