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cable

[key-buhl] / ˈkeɪ bəl /
NOUN
chain
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The efforts are designed to strengthen the U.S. supply chain for fiber, cable, and other connectivity solutions that are part of Amazon’s data-center buildout.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

In a cyber age where most consumers get their news from social media and watch YouTube channels on their TVs instead of cable, the peak influence of broadcasters like CBS has long been diminished.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

The cable undeniably changed the world, but who pays attention to how the digits that increasingly occupy our time are conveyed around the globe?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

It ended abruptly when the cable suddenly broke while slowly being released from the ship that was laying it, leaving 380 miles of metal and rubber stranded on the sea floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

“You've got to take one of the Arcanum cable cars down to Betelmore. After that, you can catch a sky-ferry to the different piers. That's what my book said.”

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton




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