Can ketones be oxidized?

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Ketones:
Ketones are the functional group having two alkyl groups attached by a carbonyl group.
Some of the examples given below are:
These compounds cannot be oxidized as they do not have hydrogen attached to a carbonyl group.
But, a strong oxidizing agent like ${KMnO}_{4}$ can oxidize ketones into a carboxylic acid.
In the Bayer village oxidation, ketone converted into ester

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