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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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National-security satellite company HawkEye 360 went public this week, while AI chip maker Cerebras System is set to make its debut next week.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Work started in a heavily forested area within the same month, according to a BBC analysis of satellite images provided by Planet Labs, a US imaging company.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

In a note to clients last month, KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Michael Leshock wrote that a “major” revenue beat could signal “impact of the proliferation/acceleration of satellite constellations and/or defense initiatives taking hold.”

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

With his ambitions for TV limited by entrenched local network affiliates, Turner expanded his independent station’s reach across the South and then the U.S. by embracing the new technologies of cable and satellite broadcasting.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The offices of the Paris-Journal briefly became an extremely small satellite of the Louvre.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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