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cable

[key-buhl] / ˈkeɪ bəl /
NOUN
chain
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The efforts are designed to strengthen the U.S. supply chain for fiber, cable, and other connectivity solutions that are part of Amazon’s data-center buildout.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

In a cyber age where most consumers get their news from social media and watch YouTube channels on their TVs instead of cable, the peak influence of broadcasters like CBS has long been diminished.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Laying a cable across the deep and stormy North Atlantic would prove far more difficult.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The tortuous effort to build that cable is the subject of James Tabor’s “Lightning Beneath the Sea: The Race to Wire the World and the Dawn of the Information Age.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

“Maybe,” Dad said, his voice growing hopeful, “I could give up cable for a year.”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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