satellite dish
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satellite dishes
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In the sweeping shadow of a satellite dish, staff at the Chilbolton Observatory in southern England track a growing number of objects in Earth's orbit, providing data that underpins Britain's space monitoring efforts.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
But the rule change also meant that Joe Schmo could install a behemoth satellite dish in his backyard and scoop up signals from cable and premium channels—all without having to pay monthly subscription fees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
To encourage the expansion of satellite TV, the FCC voted to drop its costly and complicated licensing requirement for owning a satellite dish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
Some of the works, which also included a howling wolf on a satellite dish, were removed, covered up or vandalised, after being painted across the city.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
And if the satellite dish was gone, his phone wouldn’t work, and he must go home to Nim.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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