Global Positioning System
Example Sentences
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Designed by the Pentagon in the 1970s to support military operations, the Global Positioning System has evolved into an indispensable utility.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
GPS - the Global Positioning System - comprises many small satellites orbiting the Earth.
From Science Daily • Oct. 9, 2025
Pop quiz: Who gave us the beloved Global Positioning System that renders a sense of direction obsolete?
From Seattle Times • May 27, 2022
Satellites help run the internet and television and are central to the Global Positioning System.
From Salon • May 21, 2022
It resembles the investments government made in the 1960s to develop ARPANET, the first, rough version of the Internet, and, later, the Global Positioning System.
From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2021
