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cable

[key-buhl] / ˈkeɪ bəl /
NOUN
chain
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The process can be compared to cutting a tangled cable to remove twists and then reconnecting it.

From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026

The Pew Research Center estimates that cable and satellite TV households were down to only 36 percent of the population in 2025; that number stood at a staggering 85 percent just a decade earlier.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026

Chase, who also starred in the cable drama Big Love, died from sepsis following a bout with meningitis in a Los Angeles hospital, her longtime manager John Ryan Jr confirmed to BBC News on Wednesday.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

The acquisition would give Fox access to consumer households at a time when the traditional pay TV universe continues its slow decline as viewers move away from cable and satellite services to video streaming.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

One of the teams had labored throughout the night to lay a high-voltage cable that could carry electricity to units 1 and 2 from an electrical truck.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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