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transmission

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


NOUN
a mechanism for transmitting power
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“And again, where the rubber meets the road” for this issue is at the level of localities, states and regional transmission organizations, he added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

But a desire not to have staff going into multiple homes, to reduce the risk of infection transmission, meant staff shortages got even worse.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

The statement reiterated that "the risk to the general public remains low", saying there was "no evidence of community transmission".

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

In 1905 Jacob Mohr, a German schizophrenic, believed that he was being targeted by an “oscillatory wave transmission device” and was found, on admission to hospital, to be wearing sheets of tinfoil under his clothes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

By 9:30 in the morning, the two men had dismantled Walter's truck, completely removing the transmission.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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

It’s come to this: Some truck buyers are so turned off by hybrid engines and CVT transmissions that they would rather jump off the cliff with the buzzy EcoBoost 2.0-liter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 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

To measure how significant this broadening could be, the researchers turned to a source of data much closer to home: radio transmissions from spacecraft operating within our solar system.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 16, 2026

He repeated the radio call seventeen times at the ten-minute intervals, working on what he would do between transmissions.

From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen


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