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television

[tel-uh-vizh-uhn] / ˈtɛl əˌvɪʒ ən /


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Legendary television host Ed Sullivan, whose shows brought scores of musical acts to the masses, received the prestigious Ahmet Ertegun Award, which goes to a non-performing industry notable.

From Barron's ● Nov. 15, 2026

A television producer in Miami keeps the ashes of his beloved Brussels griffon on his nightstand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026

McNabb, 66, posted on social media about the disgraced television comic.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

Evans began his broadcasting career in Welsh-language television when he presented the children's news programme Ffeil.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

The image on the screen behind Natalie changed to a still shot from her television interview in Liberty City.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

But most insistently, the interstitial visuals are cinematographer Szor’s night shots of apartment facades in modern Tel Aviv: citizens at rest with their loved ones, working out or eating in front of their televisions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

We slide into a pleather booth beneath burnt-orange walls and televisions playing Spanish-language fútbol.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

Long known for its light bulbs and televisions, the Dutch consumer electronics giant has since refocused production on medical equipment.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

The business, based in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, was known by many pubgoers for its eccentric rules including banning mobile phones, music, televisions and swearing at their sites.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

They’d heard of televisions but had never seen one and were shocked to learn that my family had a talking-picture box in almost every room.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs


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