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transmission

[trans-mish-uhn, tranz-] / trænsˈmɪʃ ən, trænz- /


NOUN
a mechanism for transmitting power
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Similarly, officials with the public health department will look for clusters of cases that may indicate transmission occurring in California.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2026

The agreement began to unravel on Sunday when ships approaching the southern route received a warning from Iranian operators through a radio transmission.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026

It turns an asymmetry in genetic transmission into a narrative based on feelings, attraction, and prehistoric romance.

From Science Daily • Jul. 7, 2026

In May, Channel 4 pulled all episodes of the show from its streaming service just hours ahead of the transmission of the Panorama investigation.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

What had happened at Nairobi Hospital was an isolated emergence, a microbreak of a rain-forest virus with unknown potential to start an explosive chain of lethal transmission in the human race.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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