radio
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It wasn’t clear to the troops what caused the radio outage during the trench assault, which could have stemmed from a hardware or software issue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Speaking to Spanish sports radio station COPE, he said the club behaved impeccably and pursued him properly from the first approach.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
“When schools are destroyed, when bus shelters are targeted, when transport is attacked, we seek the civil liability of the parents,” Darmanin told local radio station RTL.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Stribling was also an accomplished jazz singer and radio personality, who lost a two-year battle with brain cancer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
The Dutch flag hung from every window and the “Wilhelmus” was played on the liberated radio day and night.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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The cut fiber line was a backup data feed that was unavailable when a primary circuit failed, leading to a loss of radar data and radios, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
The division makes tactical radios, data links and electronic warfare systems, the latter of which has become especially relevant in today’s drone-heavy conflicts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The mint also uses recycled silver, some of it extracted from old radios supplied by British hospitals.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Back then transistor radios were real popular,” David said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Talk surges around me like someone turned on twenty-one radios inside my head.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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He had no idea until one of the other choppers radioed him to tell him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Early next morning, a drone was sent up and soon after, the operator radioed them.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“We just lost our right engine and would like to declare an emergency,” a Coast Guard pilot radioed controllers on the ground, according to audio from the incident.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
“You are all set to go,” a U.S. military officer radioed as the ship glided through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday and swung around the peninsula at the northern end of Oman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
In case of emergency, the code would be radioed up from ground control.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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The navigation officer was on the bridge radioing the Iranian navy a question that had become maddeningly repetitive and desperately urgent: When would the ship be able to leave?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
Moments after the capsule reached orbit, a SpaceX mission control manager was heard jokingly radioing to the crew: "If you enjoyed your ride, please don't forget to give us five stars."
From Reuters ● Mar. 2, 2023
I call on the way and, like the pilot of a stricken plane radioing ahead with an order to foam the runway, I request that they get some drum hardware bags ready for me.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 2, 2022
Prosecutors criticized Potter for not immediately radioing in what happened at the traffic stop.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2021
The only thing happening was a lot of radioing between mission control and the astronauts.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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