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satellite

[sat-l-ahyt] / ˈsæt lˌaɪt /
NOUN
small planet that revolves around a larger one
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NOUN
smaller country dependent upon a larger one
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DirecTV absorbed the losses because Sunday Ticket helped attract and retain satellite subscribers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

This Sept. 2 satellite photo shows hurricanes Lowell, Karina and Marie over the Pacific Ocean.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Aschbacher pointed to the rapid development in space technology by countries around the world from satellite development to the exploration of the Moon and Mars.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

That’s the highest such temperature in the modern record of satellite data, according to Michelle L’Heureux, El Niño team lead at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

It would impress her friends; she imagined them sitting in the small room just off the living room, which Aunty Uju called the TV room, watching programs on satellite.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Amazon deployed enough satellites to begin “initial service” in July, according to Chris Weber, an executive at Amazon Leo, following a mission with United Launch Alliance.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

Ministers said they wanted to create jobs and help Britain and its partners launch satellites without relying on countries "further afield".

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

The new EU investments include a project to boost satellites and improve internet access in remote areas of the sparsely populated island, and two mining projects to secure critical raw materials.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

SpaceX completed its 80th Starlink launch of the year on Sunday, sending 27 satellites to low-Earth orbit from California.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

Monitoring the status of satellites around Mars had sounded like an exciting proposition when she took the transfer.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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