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transmission

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


NOUN
a mechanism for transmitting power
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The following year, Texas regulators rejected NextEra’s bid for Oncor, one of the largest electricity transmission businesses in the country that at the time was being sold as part of a bankruptcy case.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

NextEra owns hundreds of power plants and transmission lines as well as Florida Power & Light.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

“Regardless of the possible merits of new transmission, routing it through the heart of California’s largest state park makes no sense,” said Brendan Cummings, conservation director with the nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

"Ongoing transmission has occurred for several weeks, and the outbreak has been detected very late, which is concerning," said Dr Anne Cori from Imperial College London.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

It was like a garbled transmission from a starship in distress.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram




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