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radio

[rey-dee-oh] / ˈreɪ diˌoʊ /


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Revelling in the power of his army, he gave orders by radio, the messages deliberately left unscrambled so they would be picked up and broadcast worldwide.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

When gravitational waves pass through the cosmos, they cause tiny changes in the timing of the radio pulses that eventually arrive at Earth.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

"He's there, very sort of semi-routine. I hate to disappoint people. We would like to see the war with Ukraine end," Trump said in an interview with conservative radio host Glenn Beck.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

She first appeared on local radio at 10, and a year later wrote “Puppy Love,” the song that would become her first single for a Louisiana label.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Oddly, it was even-tempered Betsie who reacted most strongly, hurtling from her chair and flinging herself at the radio to shut off the sound.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

For a time, according to court documents, he once handled the important job of “maintaining radios and communications” for Guzmán Salazar, ensuring that one of the most wanted men in Mexico could operate freely.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

The mint also uses recycled silver, some of it extracted from old radios supplied by British hospitals.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 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

“Air crew members are taught how to use everything from flares, radios and other equipment to properly and effectively evade the enemy and return to safety,” according to an Air Force account.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 5, 2026

Had to ride in one of the wheelbarrows as I now had neither trousers nor shoes—they hid me under the same sacking they’d used to hide the radios, stinking of onion and cows.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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

“We’ve had a fire in the cabin; it was a mobile phone that scorched the inside of the cabin,” a pilot on board the BA flight radioed to air-traffic controllers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 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

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

“Yes, sir. I found out when I radioed in the serial number.”

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

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

“Avoid the area ahead, it’s a hot area now,” Kuwaiti controllers are heard radioing to a pilot.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 5, 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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