wires

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

They added that the coils are rigid and don’t sag over time like single-strand wires, “which helps reduce the risk of accidental wildlife entanglement.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

In Shomera, a leafy town at the western end of the border, drone attacks have left trails of fibre-optic wires along the roads – and a new sense of fear in this battle-hardened community.

From BBC • May 28, 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

I untangled the wires in my headlamp, put them together so the lamp worked, cut up the sled covering, and made a rough flag.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell