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[ray-dee-oh] / ˈreɪ diˌoʊ /


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After years of chasing radio hits and commercial success, he's gone back to writing from the heart.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Atkins, raised by a concert-promoter father in the shadow of Motown, formed his taste on the progressive Black-owned radio station WGPR-FM.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

He sobbed over the radio inside his helmet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Education Minister Edouard Geffray told the France Inter radio station students should return to the classroom to avoid failing exams.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

“One minute to takeoff,” he told Gagarin over the radio.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

“Most people are looking for freeze-dried food and wind-up radios from us, but also a lot of water purification tablets, water filters and the like.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Sales of tinned food, radios and torches spiked in some shops after the UK government advised households what to stock up on in case of a national emergency.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Robert Dyas reported a 160% increase in sales of radios compared with last week, while Maplin said sales had increased by 92% in radios, 284% in torches and 106% in power banks.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Car radios were still uncommon, but one afternoon, the airborne commander spent 20 minutes chewing out a Sunday driver he saw weaving and dodging through a traffic jam in Queens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Kumu Apo radios back that she’ll come down to escort me.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

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

Minutes earlier, the pilot radioed in to staff at the tower, SoCal Approach, asking if a drone was near that location.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

"Commander," Martinez radioed, "we're tilting 11.6 degrees. One good gust and we're tipping."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Hamilton hit the mechanic on the front right tyre as he accelerated away, immediately radioing to check he was OK, which was confirmed by the team.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

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

So Teddy was the one who first spoke the words in our code, radioing back to General Smith at his command post on the beach.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac


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