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transmission

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


NOUN
a mechanism for transmitting power
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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 following year, Texas regulators rejected NextEra’s bid for Oncor, one of the largest electricity transmission businesses in the country that at the time was being sold as part of a bankruptcy case.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

"Ongoing transmission has occurred for several weeks, and the outbreak has been detected very late, which is concerning," said Dr Anne Cori from Imperial College London.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

In 2010, Southern California Edison removed about 40 high-voltage transmission towers from Chino Hills State Park after years of public opposition.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

A gene, whatever it was, was capable of motion, transmission, and of energy-induced change—properties generally associated with chemical matter.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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