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cable

[key-buhl] / ˈkeɪ bəl /
NOUN
chain
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Myelin acts much like the insulating material around an electrical cable.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

Carville’s reputation for colorful turns of phrase, and his tendency to stomp on any calls for the party to move left, made him a favorite of cable news programmers looking to make entertaining television.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

California regulators have approved the sale of Cox Communications to cable giant Charter Communications — the final hurdle in a marathon review to clear the $34.5-billion cable consolidation.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

WorldCom, Global Crossing and Qwest spent billions laying fiber-optic cable, building long-haul networks and expanding data-center capacity in anticipation of this demand.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

One of the teams had labored throughout the night to lay a high-voltage cable that could carry electricity to units 1 and 2 from an electrical truck.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Reducing the need for those microwave connections could therefore address two challenges at once: the enormous hardware requirements of large quantum computers and the unwanted noise that cables can introduce into quantum systems.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

Many of projects involve a mix of underground and pylon supported cables, as well as sub-stations, converter stations, and equipment used in electricity transmission.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

“Taiwan is one of the very few places in the world where someone tries to sever its undersea cables on a daily basis,” said a senior Taiwan security official.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

There’d be supporting towers on park property, with cables dangling overhead, and a gondola station just outside the park.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

The steel cables stiffened and strained like a drawn archer’s bow.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

"Stick with us," cabled Morecambe, "and we will get you another one".

From BBC Jun. 15, 2023

Q: My wife has a 5-year-old Dell laptop cabled to our router and a 2007 Brother printer.

From Seattle Times Nov. 26, 2022

Mr. Bondarev, part of the team working on arms control and disarmament at Russia’s Geneva mission, said he had seen misleading information cabled to Moscow in recent weeks.

From New York Times May 23, 2022

Finally, on Jan. 2, 1950, Mao cabled the communist leadership in Beijing:

From Salon Mar. 13, 2022

Chennault relayed the messages to Bui Diem, South Vietnam’s ambassador to the United States, and he cabled the notes to Thieu in Saigon.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

If I were running a brand in the data-center space, I’d be in that community posting behind-the-scenes shots of my meticulously organized cabling and watching the comments roll in.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

They also integrated the required electronics, cabling, structural supports, and measurement tools.

From Science Daily Apr. 27, 2026

Though ultimately the government could save Moerdijk, and opt for the alternative of squeezing the substations and their cabling around and in between the four villages.

From BBC Apr. 12, 2026

They said that AI can do the “opposite” of what automation does, and “generate demand for novel human expertise” like electrical installation or fiber-optic cabling.

From MarketWatch Mar. 12, 2026

She is used to my calling her from airports anywhere from Boston to San Francisco, or Miami to Seattle, or, here lately, cabling her from Cairo, Accra, or the Holy City of Mecca.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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