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cable

[key-buhl] / ˈkeɪ bəl /
NOUN
chain
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It includes bike lanes, greenways and stonescape with fiber-optic cable running underneath.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Barbells, kettlebells, dumbbells and cable machines are all part of the strength training Antonia offers in her gym space, located in a shipping container.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Thanks to home video and cable TV, the film, not accounted as a success in its time, has become lodged in the childhood memories of several generations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

While he may have a professional enabler in Harp, nothing can beat the narcissistic fix of national cable news coverage.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

The pod could be released from the cable without leaving any trace of the tap.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

Today, the cables beneath the Atlantic carry far more than phone calls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

At the dawn of the internet, a select group of companies made a killing creating the equipment and business model for the system of glass strands bundled in cables, known as a fiber-optic network.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

The findings suggest that axons are not merely fixed cables.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

Ageing cables, lead pipes, wiring and boilers are set to be replaced - many for the first time in 60 years - following concerns about potential fire and water damage.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

He went through the files, picking out key memos and cables.

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

The author himself permitted an American actor who cabled to him in 1899 to ask his permission to take a creative liberty with his signature hero.

From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025

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

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2023

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

You cabled our two vehicles together and towed me to the Ace Hardware.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 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

"This is all one big unit, meaning we can't just replace the front charge port. We have to replace the charger itself, the inverter, and some of the cabling", he explains.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

The arrangement makes the mechanism vulnerable to damage from mishaps with the charging plug and heavy cabling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

Other optical networking stocks benefiting from the transition to fiber from copper cabling were mixed Wednesday.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Apr. 27, 2026

The door was surrounded by things like cabling, hooks and the plates that linked the bare-bones machinery of the door hydraulics with the more aesthetic wall coverings of the large cargo room.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner




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