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On a windy morning in Maine's busiest lobster port of Stonington, bearded men in orange trouser bibs sort lobsters into bins, work on their steel wire traps, or prepare their boats.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
At 16, I was entrusted with one of the most important pieces of technology at a suburban Chili’s: a wire rack full of restaurant pagers.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
“It won’t show up anywhere if you wire money to American Express,” she allegedly wrote to the donor via the encrypted Signal messaging app.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The same employee said they received two electric shocks from an exposed wire.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
He begins stretching the wire sheet over the frame.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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But wait — he has no soul, just wires, processors, fluid and whatnot, plus a set of AI personas guiding his interactions with the human world.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
Developed by scientists at NYU Abu Dhabi in partnership with Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, the technology can regulate nerve activity without surgical implantation, batteries, or connecting wires.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Western Electric’s clear-cased Model 302 telephone enticed gawkers with an impressively complex system of wires and mechanisms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
The technology itself isn’t magic—it’s chips and wires, fiberglass sheets with copper traces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Cooper reminded Shepard that his body was covered with sensors and electrical wires; he’d short-circuit the system.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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Sooner or later, all of his projects circle around to his concern that he’s simply wired to be unpleasant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
If asked, I probably would have told you I was feeling a little tired, wired, or off-kilter, so none of those readings were all that revelatory.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
In this way, individual bacterial components can be "wired" together much like parts on an electronic circuit board.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
The challenge of sighting puffins adds to their allure: Like Maine’s other photogenic wildlife icon, the moose, puffins are genetically wired to stay elusive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
They wired the cable to a master switch.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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Bright Saver is trying to get UL Solutions, the main certifier, to exempt solar kits under 360 watts, which many experts agree produce too little power to endanger the grid or overwhelm a home’s wiring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
As demand for optical and networking components has skyrocketed this year, shares of the companies that produce those components — like lasers, wiring and electronics — have staged major gains.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
At the suggestion of the arborist, we had the tree’s main limbs secured by industrial wiring that prevented them from swinging too wildly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
It's here, in the spaghetti-like wiring which snakes through a data centre where copper is targeted for replacement.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
He put in new wiring and plumbing, a new firebox, reinforced floor joists, and a new porch all on his own.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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