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transmission

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


NOUN
a mechanism for transmitting power
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When transmission is needed to maintain reliability and serve customers, state commissions have every incentive to ensure those projects move forward in a timely manner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"It appears that measures are being implemented to quarantine any potential contacts and prevent any onward transmission," Malick Gibani, clinical associate professor in bacterial vaccinology, Imperial College London, said in a commentary.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

To examine the samples, the researchers used focused ion beam preparation, transmission electron microscopy, and chemical analysis.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

"We don't want people to be restricted given the fact that it's now at this time where the vets think there's unlikely to be transmission of the disease," Fairlie added.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

She didn't say anything about him learning how to drive a manual transmission.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell

Radio transmissions show trouble with communications between the air traffic controller and the pilot, the Boston Globe reported, based on transmissions provided by LiveATC.net.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

From then on, the question is no longer simply which chromosome survived, but in what kind of society these transmissions took place.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026

According to Moody’s, the bank has tested quantum key distribution, a method leveraging quantum physics to secure data transmissions.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

Ford Motor’s latest Mustang GT uses six-speed manual transmissions from China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026

Practice transmissions beamed to Proxima had been attempted, in case human colonization extended that far.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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