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transmit

[trans-mit, tranz-] / trænsˈmɪt, trænz- /


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Although the researchers have demonstrated that the plasma filament can transmit radio waves, its ability to receive signals and operate across a broad range of frequencies still needs to be tested.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

Plus, an infected deer tick must keep its harpoon-like feeding tube in the bloodstream for 36 to 48 hours to transmit the bacteria that causes Lyme disease.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

They transmit data crucial for internet services and banking transfers—and protecting them has become a security concern.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

"Secondly, greys have squirrel pox - it doesn't affect them but they transmit it to red squirrels and it's fatal for them. It's a horrible disease and causes them ulcers and blindness."

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Mendel’s question was microscopic: How does a single organism transmit information to its offspring over a single generation?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

What he transmits as a player is so direct, so incisive, constantly.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Drawing on the revelation that she received and authoritatively transmits, the church planted the seed that all humans are equal in dignity that led to the modern notion of human rights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

Daniel Senna, a 31-year-old patient at the Maugeri Hospital, transmits his pain level on a screen attached to the robot's chest.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

The system places a nonlinear waveguide between two optical filters, each of which transmits a different portion of the light spectrum.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2026

He tells me to be careful, and that he will be monitoring anything that transmits through my microphone.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

It can occur in several forms, among them pneumonic plague, which is the most contagious type and can be transmitted by respiratory means.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The other forms of plague are bubonic, which infects the lymph nodes, and septicemic, which is transmitted in the bloodstream and is also very deadly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

An infected animal can pass rabies to another animal or to a person through its bite, but that’s not the only way it can be transmitted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Huygens noticed that clocks attached to the same support could gradually synchronize because of the weak mechanical interaction transmitted through that shared structure.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

She knelt and kissed his ring, and her DNA was read and was transmitted to the Scythedom’s immunity database.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

They have shown that a laser can generate a plasma filament that functions as a transmitting antenna, establishing a foundation for future improvements.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

In March 2000, as the bubble burst, shares of companies in the business of transmitting data, or networking, plummeted too.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

The lawsuit alleges people wearing the smart glasses were unwittingly transmitting data to Meta whenever they used Meta AI by saying “Hey Meta,” or sometimes accidentally when adjusting the glasses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

The value threshold at which money transmitting businesses along part of the border with Mexico must report transactions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

When I did, he was transmitting only five-way orders.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov




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