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transmitter

[trans-mit-er, tranz-] / trænsˈmɪt ər, trænz- /
NOUN
sender, communicator
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He secretly took the American's backpack, containing his MacBook, a satellite transmitter and other personal items, for regime operatives to look through, multiple sources say.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Wise said that it continues to operate normally under existing money transmitter licenses across 48 U.S. states and four territories.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The observations allow astronomers to place "upper bounds" on the strength of any radio transmitter that might exist in the K2-18b system.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

Declining to specify where the transmitter is located, she said it is "closer to the Netherlands than to Iran" -- although Tehran "can figure it out" if they choose.

From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026

“Not very. The nearest big transmitter would be in Kuhumey, about four hundred miles south of here.”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Jamming of foreign broadcasts was pioneered by Nazi Germany during World War Two, using noise or signals from more powerful transmitters located closer to the listeners.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026

But Iran said in 2016 it was reviving the technology, which requires a network of large ground-based transmitters, though experts have not confirmed it is active today.

From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026

In January, FinCEN issued an order requiring banks and money transmitters in two Minnesota counties to file information about overseas transactions greater than $3,000, far lower than the normal $10,000 threshold for flagging cash transactions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026

Between 2017 and 2023, the Arizona-based research team used satellite transmitters to follow 24 newly fledged Bald Eagles and two nonbreeding adults and to map how they moved within and beyond the state.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2025

Any civilization able to intercept Voyager in the depths of interstellar space, its transmitters long dead, would know far more science than we do.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan



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