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transmission

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


NOUN
a mechanism for transmitting power
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State utility commissions across the country have approved and permitted substantial amounts of electric transmission infrastructure in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"It appears that measures are being implemented to quarantine any potential contacts and prevent any onward transmission," Malick Gibani, clinical associate professor in bacterial vaccinology, Imperial College London, said in a commentary.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

To examine the samples, the researchers used focused ion beam preparation, transmission electron microscopy, and chemical analysis.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

"We don't want people to be restricted given the fact that it's now at this time where the vets think there's unlikely to be transmission of the disease," Fairlie added.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Such transmission of inventions assumes a whole spectrum of forms.

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

Radio transmissions show trouble with communications between the air traffic controller and the pilot, the Boston Globe reported, based on transmissions provided by LiveATC.net.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Along with paying the fines, the GEO Group agreed to draft plans for avoiding aerosol transmissions at 12 secure and reentry facilities in California, including five detention centers that hold immigrants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

From then on, the question is no longer simply which chromosome survived, but in what kind of society these transmissions took place.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026

According to Moody’s, the bank has tested quantum key distribution, a method leveraging quantum physics to secure data transmissions.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

I’ve concentrated only on the gene’s last few transmissions.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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