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radar

[rey-dahr] / ˈreɪ dɑr /
NOUN
radio detecting and ranging
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer was spearheading an effort to organize a coalition that’s able to “collectively ensure” the Strait of Hormuz stays open, including by potentially providing demining equipment, radar technology and frigates.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Now the Cougars are no longer under the radar.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Tehran has called its 19 islands in the 100-mile strait aircraft carriers, installing radar systems, airstrips and fuel depots, missile systems and naval launches for submarines and fast-attack boats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Iran’s Kharg Island, which has been on Mr. Trump’s radar since the 1980s, has emerged as a tempting target.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“But if they’re there, why don’t we know about them? With radar, and surveillance drones, and all that?”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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