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transmission

[trans-mish-uhn, tranz-] / trænsˈmɪʃ ən, trænz- /


NOUN
a mechanism for transmitting power
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According to the court filing, evidence obtained by the lawyers shows that the company stopped using the transmission line in 1971 and designated it as “out-of-service.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

An Ebola burial team was reportedly attacked this week in South Kivu province, forcing responders to abandon a coffin and raising fears of further transmission.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The strategy wasn’t simply to keep Ebola out of the U.S. but to stop transmission at the source.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Achieving that milestone could dramatically reshape electronics, communications systems, and power transmission technologies.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

It had launched programs for women’s literacy and for the prevention of AIDS, and reduced the rate of HIV transmission from mothers to babies to 4 percent—about half the current rate in the United States.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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