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relay

[ree-ley, ree-ley, ri-ley] / ˈri leɪ, ˈri leɪ, rɪˈleɪ /


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Brooks conveyed his selections through his assistant, who would speak with him by phone and relay the titles to the Cinematheque by email.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Language, on the other hand, dates back only about a hundred millennia, a shorthand humans created to process and relay concepts great and small.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Four-time European gold medallist Adam Gemili and relay coach Martyn Rooney stepped in to provide extra assistance to the athletes affected by Baptiste's abrupt departure.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

The two relay successes took Britain's medal tally to 12 - including six golds - as the hosts remained in hot pursuit of table-topping Italy heading into the final day of competition.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

It’s like she’s reached the end of her leg of the relay.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

Dina Asher-Smith and Olympic silver medalist Matt Hudson-Smith, who were both set to run relays in Glasgow, have also been replaced, as has Asher-Smith's sprint team-mate Daryll Neita.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Horse relays once moved a message approximately 155 miles a day at most.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

"We found that activating this pathway excites the part of the spinal cord that relays touch and pain to the brain, causing touch to now be perceived as pain as well," said Ball.

From Science Daily Apr. 27, 2026

She had an astonishing ear,” is just one story out of many Beta relays in this book.

From Salon Apr. 14, 2026

A dilemma at its mildest will disorder half its relays; and at its worst it will burn out every positronic brain path past repair.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

The field has been belatedly relaid because there were concerts staged at the stadium last weekend.

From Seattle Times May 27, 2022

Saints boss Ralph Hasenhuttl named a strong side for what was Newport's first home game of the campaign, with their notorious playing surface having been relaid over the summer, and the pristine surface suited Saints.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2021

My cousins and I hope there will be a time when the debris is cleared away, roads relaid and bridges rebuilt so that we might visit the hills where our grandmother raised our fathers.

From Washington Post Oct. 6, 2017

With the temperature a cosy 23C for most of the evening and the stadium's track relaid with the same fast Mondo track that will be used in Rio, conditions were perfect for running.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2016

Submarine telegraph between England and France completed, but had to be relaid.

From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 by Various

Then Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet relayed a comment from one of the organization’s college students: “A burrito shouldn’t cost $20.”

From Salon Aug. 13, 2026

Harvey instructed the two women to go rent a U-Haul and meet the driver to collect the UPS packages at designated locations, which were also relayed to Cuellar, Sternin said in court.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Residents relayed when not to drive, when not to return, when to stay inside, and when to come out in force.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Reissman said Juncosa once relayed a story about how SpaceX had hired a welder who didn’t think it was possible to set up an automated welding process involving thin aluminum panels.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

“Is only now you notice Sister Claire crazy?” said Auntie, when I relayed the news.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple

Martin, Tennessee, is a small, out-of-the-way town that is ultimately best explained to strangers by relaying its travel time from Memphis.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2026

"There's a commander within them -- BC6 -- that leads them in relaying signals to the downstream target."

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

In March, several weeks into the war, Islamabad confirmed it was relaying messages back and forth between Tehran and Washington.

From Barron's Jun. 16, 2026

U.S. citizen Thomas Pauken II pleaded guilty to acting as an unregistered Chinese agent, having received at least $100,000 for recruiting informants, providing communication devices, and relaying intelligence to handlers in China.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

My job was to work in Mission Control and to talk on the radio with the crew, relaying necessary information to them.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins




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