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radio

[rey-dee-oh] / ˈreɪ diˌoʊ /


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“They were a real band that had a radio hit, and not a radio band reverse engineered,” the Get Up Kids’ Suptic said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

“I’ll get my crew to blow the whistle to honor the memory of your friend,” he said, before relaying instructions on his radio.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

"I remember seeing him sitting next to the radio, sobbing," Pele later told Fifa.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

After making her debut as child star on BBC wartime radio in 1942, Clark's career took many turns.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Only when he opened the door did he realize it was not the radio.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

"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

“How could they not know that these 911 calls were coming in? ... That’s their job, monitoring their radios or whatever they have with them.”

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

In addition to cars, marvels like refrigerators, radios and washing machines became commonplace.

From Barron's May 20, 2026

Drive-throughs are tough environments for chatbots, with background noise from other people, crying babies and music blasting from radios.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

Just when I thought I’d be wandering in the trees forever, I popped out on the other side, and the thumping became actual drums, blasting from car radios.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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

When the time came, America’s forces radioed the ship, guiding it on its journey.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 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

“This is the last warning. This is the last warning,” the Iranian forces radioed to one of the destroyers.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 11, 2026

They radioed their commanding officer and asked what he wanted them to do.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

“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

"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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