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
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
Still, even if homeowners got free programming, the upfront costs of buying and installing a satellite dish ran into hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
The spark becomes a flame, and within seconds, a satellite dish swirling overhead picks up on the anomaly and triggers an alarm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025
He put up a satellite dish, and a solar panel to charge the batteries for a flashlight, a cell phone, and a laptop computer.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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