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

NOUN
wiring
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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 new monopoles will be used on the firm's Towy Usk, external and Towy Teifi, external projects - as part of a "toolkit" which also includes wood poles, underground cables and traditional pylons.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Some 75% of trans-Atlantic cables run through Irish waters, but the historically neutral country presents a possible weak link in the West’s defenses.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

Much of the internet already relies on light to carry information through fiber optic cables.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

The second airplane ride was quieter than the first, but Danny’s nerves felt like the time Freddy and Teddy cracked the TV in half and all the cables inside sparked and frayed.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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