wire
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Induction happens when the magnetic field of a nearby live wire causes power to jump to inactive equipment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Underneath the quiet sits a live wire: the “Magnificent Seven,” nearly left for dead after a punishing first half of 2026, but quietly coming back to life in the past two weeks.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 19, 2026
You might think of a cable as a wire but it is actually a bundle of wires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
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
It was like touching exposed wire and getting a sharp jolt.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
“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
"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
Stellantis is sourcing parts that eliminate all those wires and boxes for the vehicles it plans to sell commercially.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 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
He kept poking his fingers through the wires of the cage.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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
That October, a white sign went up on a barbed wired fence near the Crawford’s home.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
We’re just not wired to think about mean reversion.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
It’s not exactly light reading for a day off, but then again, she isn’t really wired for off days.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
Was I too much my mother’s daughter, wired not only with the same taste, but also the same fears?
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
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
In my adolescence, I wasn’t very good with new people, and my introversion was partly due to wiring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 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
Auto makers are increasingly using aluminum wiring due to copper prices rising over 20% and aluminum over 100% in a year.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
It still needs a roof and wiring, plumbing and floorboards, plus a lovely shade of paint.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
