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antenna

[an-ten-uh] / ænˈtɛn ə /
NOUN
appendages for sensing, usually on insects or electronics
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They are given an 18-month period to find a new site - although they say finding new antenna sites can take an average of two years.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Now their GPS signal is protected by a type of antenna that can block out electronic interference.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Over the next several days, Roman's high-gain antenna and visor-like deployable aperture cover will also deploy.

From Science Daily Aug. 31, 2026

Over the next three months, Roman will deploy its antenna, adjust its course, and power on its two instruments: JPL’s planet hunter and a night-sky surveyor called the Wide Field Instrument.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

In front, Pa ties a large white cloth to the antenna while Meng ties another piece to the side mirrors.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

This structure separates spiders and their relatives from insects, which instead have antennae at the front of their bodies.

From Science Daily Apr. 3, 2026

Using satellite images, shore-based antennae, data and other sources, Kpler aims to reconstruct the trajectory of a vessel that has "gone dark," he added.

From Barron's Mar. 31, 2026

This girl boss couldn’t feel less human if antennae sprouted from her eyebrows.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 22, 2026

Today, there’s a Christmas tree fashioned out of communication antennae on her bow.

From Salon Dec. 24, 2025

Parked vans with big antennae mounted on top, stretching around the corner toward the church where the funeral will be held this afternoon.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

Once a development receives planning consent, mobile operators are issued a notice-to-quit and must remove their antennas.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Russian engineers are skilled at exploiting off-the-shelf equipment to maximum benefit, such as in creating antennas that thwart electronic countermeasures and communication networks that overcome jamming.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Some coral species with fast-growing branches are planted onto "coral trees" that look like old television antennas and are suspended in the water column, with floats to keep them upright.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

JPL also manages the Deep Space Network — the global array of massive antennas that will transmit commands to the copter and receive data from Titan.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Souma’s ears stood like antennas measuring the danger.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat




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