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satellite

[sat-l-ahyt] / ˈsæt lˌaɪt /
NOUN
small planet that revolves around a larger one
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NOUN
smaller country dependent upon a larger one
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The loss of tropical rainforests slowed last year, new satellite data suggests, largely due to Brazil's efforts to curb deforestation in the Amazon.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The early-stage discussions for a tie-up, first reported late Friday by Bloomberg, could lead to the creation of an advertising behemoth with large footprints across terrestrial and satellite radio.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Portions of Sir Winston Churchill’s funeral in 1965 were watched live, thanks to AT&T’s Telstar satellite.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

The technology remained locked behind Cold War secrecy until 1983, when the tragic downing of an off-course Korean Air Lines flight prompted President Reagan to open the satellite network for civilian aviation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Blue Team knocked out his microwave towers and cut his fiber-optics lines on the assumption that Red Team would now have to use satellite communications and cell phones and they could monitor his communications.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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