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power line

NOUN
cable carrying electricity
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Nevertheless, last month, the Louisiana Public Service Commission voted to let Sleca abandon the biggest section of camps—a 31-mile span of power line that services 158 meters near Lake De Cade, including the Boss family’s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The fire was right beneath a power line, and the transistor charred.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

So many are counting on the financial outcome of lawsuits filed against Southern California Edison, the company that owns the faulty power line suspected of having triggered the fire that destroyed Altadena.

From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026

“We want to prevent anything that’s become airborne from hitting a power line and igniting a spark,” SCE spokesperson Jeff Monford said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

He’s a downed power line, the way he moves.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson



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