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transmission

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


NOUN
a mechanism for transmitting power
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A WHO official said investigations were under way to find out how long the virus had been spreading for, but that their priority was to curb transmission.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Regular customers often paid for much of the cost of transmission lines that served data centers, adding to a backlash against the massive warehouses.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

The industry plans to spend tens of billions of dollars to build new sources of power generation, high-voltage transmission lines to carry electricity from power plants over long distances, and smaller distribution lines within cities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Fordem said she isn’t concerned only about the transmission line but with everything else that could come with it, such as access roads, switchyards and other industrial markers inside the park.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Nurse Mayinga seemed to be a vector for an explosive chain of lethal transmission in a crowded third-world city with a population of two million people.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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