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  • present tense form of cable (3rd person singular).
  • plural of cable.

cables

NOUN
wiring
Synonyms


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Prysmian produces cables and will combine its products with Atkore’s in a bid to increase its exposure to the growing North American data-center sector, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 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

Footage from inside showed rescue workers in orange overalls and white helmets picking their way through a mass of twisted steel, dangling cables and chunks of ceiling.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

This account lines up with the information provided in the CIA cables from the previously discredited Giaka.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

The others thumped him on the back and called him “Target Destroyer!” as they trooped to headquarters to hand in their cables.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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