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transmission

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


NOUN
a mechanism for transmitting power
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In more than half of the cases, transmission "could be accurately established as the day of onset of fever in the primary case", it explained.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

It’s possible that there was human-to-human transmission aboard the ship, the WHO said yesterday.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Health officials have stressed that the risk of transmission to the wider public is low.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

The Andes virus is an outlier, in that there are documented instances of person-to-person transmission.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Ernie and Merle became steadily more enthralled with electronics, especially the emerging technology of radio transmission.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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