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wire

[wahyuhr] / waɪər /


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Kumi was flown to the US on Thursday and faces up to 20 years in prison if found guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

The album was preceded in May by “Rough and Twisted,” a wandering blues number with riffs like barbed wire, and “In the Stars,” which softens arena rock with polished backing vocals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Instead of the protective fortification of concrete barriers and razor wire, the National Mall is marked by a sprawling, deliberate openness.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

"Other schedule risks remain, including the detailed designs for the aircraft interiors, fabrication of the wire bundles, and rework to correct defects in structural modifications," the report said.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

They began replacing the barbed wire fences with permanent slabs of concrete.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Absorbed students carefully threaded wires into junction boxes to make circuits connected to lights, bulbs flickering on one by one to signal a job well done.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

"Avoid sheltering under trees, stay clear of loose electrical wires, and do not walk or drive through floodwaters," the agency advised.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

The U.S. needs to build more power plants, poles and wires to meet rising electricity demand, but projects and supply chains are backlogged in every direction.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Written by Jimmy Webb and released in 1968, it tells the lonely story of a laborer in Kansas who imagines the voice of the woman who got away humming down the endless telephone wires.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

And though most of its face looked like a human’s, the right cheek and one section of the forehead was pulled away, revealing computer chips and colorfully coated wires.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The repercussions of this method still reverberate through Panettiere’s life today, with the actress musing: “I’ve often wondered whether—unintentionally—I’ve brought on my traumas because I’m wired to think they’re good for me.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 26, 2026

Picture this: a team of camera-clad cleaners and a private chef to boot, all wired with high-tech recording apparatus show up at your home.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

“They’re pretty wired up,” Birkey said, adding that the plane may have been equipped with additional sensors to record information.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

We’re wired to pay more attention to bad news, and that kind of content will find its way to us one way or another.

From Science Daily Jun. 16, 2026

“I dunno. I feel weird. Still wired, I guess.”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

The new 6th Street Bridge, hailed as a civic landmark just steps away, was promptly stripped of its wiring by vandals and now sits pitch black at night.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

For investors hunting the Tier 1 suppliers of physical AI, the layers Nvidia is wiring up sort into a few buckets.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

The industry has been using more aluminum in wiring for a while.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

Damian and his PhD student Danny Walmsley spend about 15 minutes wiring me up as I slowly morph into some kind of partially robotic lifeform.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

It seemed like there was faulty wiring in the system, because now she was reverting to anger.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore




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