Example Sentences

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They only detect approaching drones which use known frequencies for navigation, but machines relying on fibre optic cables or new frequencies are invisible to them.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

The instrument allowed scientists to survey the northern sky across a wide range of radio frequencies.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

Since more ships are needed for the same trip frequencies, all other shipping routes feel the impact, even if the Asia-Europe routes are at the center of concerns.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Wireless spectrum—the frequencies that wireless calls and data travel over—is a finite resource that every data provider needs.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Two notes whose frequencies are almost the same — say, the frequency of one is 1.005 times the other — sound bad together.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones