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


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Even if they don’t end up building thriving businesses of their own, they own valuable spectrum—the right to transmit data and voice calls over certain frequencies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

"If you could transmit electricity without energy loss, that would be hugely important for technologies used in our everyday life," said Lau.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

We are in a moment when the institutions that produce and transmit knowledge—K–12 schools, universities, archives, and media outlets—are under sustained pressure.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

The Andes virus, which circulates in Argentina and Chile and is mainly spread among the long-tailed pygmy rice rat, is the only hantavirus strain known to be able to transmit from human to human.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

“Most people are working very hard to transmit their advantages to their children,” said David I. Levine, a Berkeley economist and mobility researcher.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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