satellite dish
noun
: a microwave dish for receiving usually television transmissions from an orbiting satellite
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Videos that have come out of Iran via Starlink satellite dishes and other means show men likely belonging to its forces shooting and beating protesters.
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Sam McNeil and Jon Gambrell The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
Videos that have come out of Iran via Starlink satellite dishes and other means show men likely belonging to its forces shooting and beating protesters.
—Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Security agents have been going door to door, raiding homes to confiscate satellite dishes and arresting anyone who is using the service.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
Security forces are conducting door-to-door searches, confiscating satellite dishes to identify protesters.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
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Sam McNeil and Jon Gambrell The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
Videos that have come out of Iran via Starlink satellite dishes and other means show men likely belonging to its forces shooting and beating protesters.
—Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Security agents have been going door to door, raiding homes to confiscate satellite dishes and arresting anyone who is using the service.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
Security forces are conducting door-to-door searches, confiscating satellite dishes to identify protesters.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Satellite dish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satellite%20dish. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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