cable
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Broadcasters are struggling as Americans cut the cable cord and social media gobbles up local advertising dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Ludlam said he then discussed with planners "exactly how to reroute the cable so we wouldn't go anywhere close to Dobby's grave".
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
The cap also puts broadcasters at a disadvantage compared to cable networks, streamers and Big Tech.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Spectrum owner Charter Communications is nearing the finish line in its long-awaited $34.5-billion purchase of Cox Enterprises to form the nation’s largest internet and cable television company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
“We’re boosting pressure, and the cable mast has been removed.”
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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Moreover, he adds, passengers often contribute to the problem by using unsuitable cables and not caring for devices.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 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 Daily Telegraph said it had obtained unredacted plans that showed Beijing reportedly plans to construct a "concealed chamber" among "secret rooms" underneath the embassy which would be close to sensitive underground communications cables.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Pairs of divers, connected to the surface via an air hose and audiovisual cables, were slowly lowered into the water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Bleached structures from antiquity lay like dried bones, embedded in pulsating cables and thrumming traffic, the arteries of modern life.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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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
The van has a wifi system, which involves a router being cabled to an antenna on the van's roof that links up to satellites.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2021
Shortly before he left for Chicago, he cabled Rice, “If the board of directors have decided not to run until Wednesday you may carry out their wishes.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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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
The latter includes makers of memory chips, hard drives, fiber-optic cabling and even power generators—Caterpillar’s CAT -0.21%decrease; red down pointing triangle 34% gain so far this year is leading the Dow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
So I brought all the electrical cabling I could fit.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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