relay
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Three decades ago, the relay legs were reversed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
In other cases, he said, Navatek’s lobbyists would relay a request from an intermediary for a specific dollar amount.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
The dozer’s cameras relay 360-degree video back to a large screen in front of the operator’s seat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
"We walked out, we came through the little starlights and we all looked at each other and said, 'this is unbelievable'," Britain's four-time global relay medallist Imani-Lara Lansiquot told BBC Sport.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
“You sent cards,” I say, but she’s already three paces ahead of me, running again, like we’re in a relay and a billion-dollar iTunes gift card is at the finish line.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
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The researchers created two types of bacterial transistors and three additional bacterial strains that act as relays between them.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
The evening session concluded with Great Britain winning a pair of gold medals in the men's and women's 4x100m relays.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Laser reception requires fewer relays and can be located at the data center, rather than relayed from a special antenna.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
After record-setting performances in the 4x100 relays last weekend at the Arcadia Invitational, the Servite and Rosary relay teams will try to do it again on Saturday at the Mt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026
“But the dogs will tire before the stag does, so we place additional relays of dogs along the trail to take over when the others are winded.”
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
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The field has been belatedly relaid because there were concerts staged at the stadium last weekend.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2022
Saints boss Ralph Hasenhuttl named a strong side for what was Newport's first home game of the campaign, with their notorious playing surface having been relaid over the summer, and the pristine surface suited Saints.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2021
My cousins and I hope there will be a time when the debris is cleared away, roads relaid and bridges rebuilt so that we might visit the hills where our grandmother raised our fathers.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2017
With the temperature a cosy 23C for most of the evening and the stadium's track relaid with the same fast Mondo track that will be used in Rio, conditions were perfect for running.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2016
Of course, the bricks are not relaid in their original order and the death of Miss Fields makes its restoration to anything like its old self very improbable.
From The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country by Joseph Barry
Oimakhmadov then relayed the funds on to other IRGC-connected wallets, the report said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
According to Anthropic's account, as relayed by police, the model was running a test that involved interacting with randomly selected websites when it reached the site and filed false information about an unsolved murder.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
"Come on, it was our moment," was the response relayed back to him.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
In an interview with David Rosenberg of Rosenberg Research, Gundlach relayed the story of a 100-year-old silver maple at his house in Buffalo, N.Y., that lost a giant limb, nearly hitting the chimney.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Red Corn did not know more than these fragmentary details relayed to her by relatives, and she hoped that I could investigate her grandfather’s death.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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In relaying her story, Wurster sees the future of financial advice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
It's still just horrible to drive, but I'm doing a better job at just understanding this, relaying this to my team, figuring stuff out.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Martin, Tennessee, is a small, out-of-the-way town that is ultimately best explained to strangers by relaying its travel time from Memphis.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
His brother, Qusai Abu Ridi, is stuck inside the house and has been relaying the situation of residents to the outside world.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
They checked me, probed, checked again and again, Father scanning my symptoms into the Netbook several times a day, someone relaying back treatment.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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