wires

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In the gym, electrical wires snake across the floor to each family's cardboard home, but there is no running water and the heat under the zinc roof is stifling.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

Every so often, the sun catches on the small, clear wires of Klugo’s hearing aids.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The intervening years had brought major advances: better copper wires, improved insulation and increased buoyancy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The cameras were attached to trip wires so that when the horse passed each one, it would take a perfectly timed photograph.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

“You think we’re going to hold off the guards with wires and rubber bands and bits of string?” he asked incredulously.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix