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transmit

[trans-mit, tranz-] / trænsˈmɪt, trænz- /


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There have been calls for alternative methods to vaccination for controlling the infection among cattle, such as badger culling, as they can carry the disease and transmit it to cattle.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

The VAR hub only has access to the broadcast cameras, and this camera was one of several which does not transmit as part of match coverage.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Axons are long extensions of nerve cells, or neurons, that transmit signals throughout both the central and peripheral nervous systems.

From Science Daily Aug. 29, 2026

JPL also manages the Deep Space Network — the global array of massive antennas that will transmit commands to the copter and receive data from Titan.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

It was the telegram that would transmit the sad news to the nation.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

"However, Channel 4 ensures any version it transmits of acquired programmes adheres to the Ofcom Broadcasting Code."

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

The system places a nonlinear waveguide between two optical filters, each of which transmits a different portion of the light spectrum.

From Science Daily Jun. 4, 2026

The flea-sized psyllid bites the leaves and transmits the disease, which slowly chokes out the tree’s vascular system from the inside, taking years to finally show itself.

From Slate Apr. 20, 2026

“It is an experiential training that transmits the values and skills required to build a high-performance team,” said Alvaro Solache of workshop organizer TeamTowers.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 14, 2026

He tells me to be careful, and that he will be monitoring anything that transmits through my microphone.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

Ebola, which is transmitted through contact with bodily fluids and causes haemorrhagic fever, has killed more than 15,000 people in Africa in the last 50 years.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

Our critic said that “even if the characters do not really interact, there is a notable sense of common feeling and purpose transmitted in moments of casual rapport between the actors.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

The information is encrypted and transmitted to a secure database that can only be accessed by San Diego police personnel, according to the department.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

"The message transmitted by influencers is 'Look! Touch the shark, nothing will happen to you,'" he says.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

However, those tropical African crops could never be transmitted across South Africa’s Fish River, beyond which they were stopped by Mediterranean conditions to which they were not adapted.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Air defenses’ large-scale use of spoofing, or transmitting fake GPS signals to send drones off course, can disorient civilian air traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

And because Aedes aegypti feeds almost exclusively on humans, the insects are great at transmitting disease from one person to the next.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

Her mobile phone was transmitting a signal and sending some messages a few days after her death.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

"Starship is intact, floating in the ocean and transmitting telemetry!" company head Elon Musk said on X.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

A protective enzyme called cholinesterase is at hand to destroy the transmitting chemical once it is no longer needed.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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