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[trans-mit, tranz-] / trænsˈmɪt, trænz- /


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“The badly written letter of Andrés López Beltrán doesn’t transmit indignation,” wrote Denise Dresser, a columnist and frequentSheinbaum administration critic.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

IAB Tech Lab updated its privacy standards to help ad-tech firms transmit consumer choices and data-deletion requests across the ad ecosystem.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

The bacteria itself blocks transmission of diseases such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya, so "you will still have mosquitoes biting people, but they will not transmit disease."

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

It's a kind of evolutionary trade-off: A very complex song provides a lot of information, but it is difficult to transmit that information over long distances in complex environments.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Epidemics are a function of the people who transmit infectious agents, the infectious agent itself, and the environment in which the infectious agent is operating.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

“Beyond the result, we have to enjoy him. What he transmits to the world is incredible.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Daniel Senna, a 31-year-old patient at the Maugeri Hospital, transmits his pain level on a screen attached to the robot's chest.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

The system places a nonlinear waveguide between two optical filters, each of which transmits a different portion of the light spectrum.

From Science Daily Jun. 4, 2026

The flea-sized psyllid bites the leaves and transmits the disease, which slowly chokes out the tree’s vascular system from the inside, taking years to finally show itself.

From Slate Apr. 20, 2026

He tells me to be careful, and that he will be monitoring anything that transmits through my microphone.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

"A thorough investigation found no evidence of MoD data or systems being accessed, compromised or transmitted externally," an MoD spokesperson said.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Dengue is a viral fever caused by the dengue virus, which is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Even if the characters do not really interact, there is a notable sense of common feeling and purpose transmitted in moments of casual rapport between the actors.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

People become infected with the illness by consuming food or water that has been contaminated with the parasite — the infection is not transmitted from person to person.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Then he pressed his hands firmly and transmitted a memory of deep, contented exhaustion.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry

When a Chinese official who had first denied human-to-human transmission now admitted people without symptoms were transmitting the virus, “GAME ON,” Dr. Fauci wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

And because Aedes aegypti feeds almost exclusively on humans, the insects are great at transmitting disease from one person to the next.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

"Starship is intact, floating in the ocean and transmitting telemetry!" company head Elon Musk said on X.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

Synthetic aperture radar operates by transmitting microwave pulses from a moving satellite or aircraft toward Earth's surface and then combining the returning signals into detailed images.

From Science Daily Jun. 12, 2026

In place of the old system, Wanner said, have arisen “new ways of transmitting advantage that are beginning to assert themselves.”

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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