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

cables

NOUN
wiring
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Prysmian will allocate 1.25 billion euros up to 2031 to implement a capacity increase and extend its production of optical cables and fiber for U.S. and European plants.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

“Seeing that face with all the cables and all the wires and all the things going on, it just kind of encompasses all of it and takes it right back,” he said.

From Slate Jul. 19, 2026

They also installed advanced sensors that can detect movement up to one-billionth of a meter by using fiber optic cables that can extend or compress if any ground deformation occurs.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

But the national railway service said it had repaired cables burnt by the fire on Sunday, allowing it to resume normal services for fast trains connecting the capital to the southeastern city of Lyon.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

Their innards showed again: wires, cables, motherboards, randomly blinking lights.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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