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antenna

[an-ten-uh] / ænˈtɛn ə /
NOUN
appendages for sensing, usually on insects or electronics
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And they have an antenna in the van that shows them the location of the small first-person-view drones that render the frontline so deadly.

From BBC Sep. 15, 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 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

Daryanani sees opportunity for Amphenol to benefit even beyond AI, as the company, which also makes interconnect systems and antenna solutions, serves the defense and industrial markets.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

In another mutant, two legs sprouted out of the antenna in a fly’s head—as if the build-a-leg command had mistakenly been launched in the head.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

It is no bigger than a fingertip, but has comically large antennae - which Hughes likens to "big floppy ears".

From BBC Sep. 11, 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

Other bees frequently touch the dancer with their antennae and bodies.

From Science Daily Mar. 24, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 22, 2026

The antennae are waving back and forth on her forehead.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

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

Federal aviation officials are planning to move air-traffic control antennas and implement new procedures to avoid a repeat of last week’s safety incident with Marine One near a busy Washington, D.C., airport.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

The receivers were connected to "induction" antennas that hung around their necks, concealed beneath their clothing.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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