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transmitter

[trans-mit-er, tranz-] / trænsˈmɪt ər, trænz- /
NOUN
sender, communicator
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He secretly took the American's backpack, containing his MacBook, a satellite transmitter and other personal items, for regime operatives to look through, multiple sources say.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Wise said that it continues to operate normally under existing money transmitter licenses across 48 U.S. states and four territories.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Each animal was equipped with a waterproof heart rate monitor, dive recorder, and radio transmitter.

From Science Daily ● May 9, 2026

Declining to specify where the transmitter is located, she said it is "closer to the Netherlands than to Iran" -- although Tehran "can figure it out" if they choose.

From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026

Inside, in snug foam packing, were a flat vacuum-packed package and a triple-band VHF transmitter.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Jamming of foreign broadcasts was pioneered by Nazi Germany during World War Two, using noise or signals from more powerful transmitters located closer to the listeners.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026

The agency's transmitters began sending out "involuntary signal emissions", YPA said.

From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026

Between 2017 and 2023, the Arizona-based research team used satellite transmitters to follow 24 newly fledged Bald Eagles and two nonbreeding adults and to map how they moved within and beyond the state.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2025

Saudi jets could be equipped with downgraded avionics, reduced flight performance or range, limited weapons packages, hidden IFF transmitters and so forth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

She knew that she would need to control large groups of people in order to stay secure, so she developed a way to do it with serums and transmitters.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth


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