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radio

[rey-dee-oh] / ˈreɪ diˌoʊ /


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He had a radio show for 30 years in Seattle then here in Hollywood, broadcasting out of CBS — a big deal.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

Two years later, he joined his father, Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame member Jack Buck, in the radio and booths for the big-league Cardinals’ games.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

"Suddenly there were a few jolts, and then after about three seconds it got stronger and stronger," Louis, a passenger on the train, told ICI Normandie radio.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Rescuers have widened their search area, Cayabyab says, adding that the coastguard has deployed one of its largest ships and done radio broadcasts to vessels in the area.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Often in the evening, turning the dial on the radio, we would pick up a voice from Germany.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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

People dug out lanterns and old radios, and companies scrambled to save what production they could.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

"Both cars and phones include mobile phone radios, satellite location chips, short-range wireless activity and sophisticated software," he said.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

FBI agents found firearms, a tactical belt and radios inside Roa’s car.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

When the bus has emptied, Kumu Maka radios the main office to let them know what I did.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

But after eight laps Norris radioed his team to say he had no rear grip and he began to lose time to the Mercedes and fall back into the clutches of Leclerc.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

Minutes later, officials radioed that a caller who reached 911—an unidentified woman who said she wasn’t in the home and was driving from Baltimore to the address—had told dispatchers his front door was unlocked.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Antonelli was closing at such a pace that a win seemed inevitable, but then he radioed that something was wrong with his car and he couldn't steer.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

“Hold your course, no turns please. You are not under threat of being attacked,” an officer from a U.S. warship radioed to the Alliance Fairfax, according to recordings reviewed by the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

Hutchison had radioed this news to Base Camp, and from there it was passed along via satellite phone to the woman with whom Harris shared his life in New Zealand, Fiona McPherson.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

One Indian seafarer has been radioing to say his ship is out of provisions and fresh water, with two crew members in critical condition.

From The Wall Street Journal May 9, 2026

"As soon as I stepped my foot over the threshold of the door, they were radioing each other and they all surrounded me and were like 'you need to leave the store'," she said.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2025

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

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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