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cable

[key-buhl] / ˈkeɪ bəl /
NOUN
chain
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Charter Communications’ latest earnings results highlight the increasingly competitive broadband market, which has proved challenging for established cable providers.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

In their complaint, the states claim the combined company would control roughly 27 percent of wide-release theatrical film distribution and a similar percentage of basic cable channel licensing.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

The Italian cable maker said the 10-year agreement was one of a string of new deals as it seeks to bolster its fiber capacity in the U.S. with a potential listing in the cards.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Prosecutors representing the states said merging two major studios would cause “substantial harm on movie theatres, basic cable distributors, and, ultimately, audiences nationwide”.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Nationally, the picture appeared worse: Barack consistently trailed Hillary by a full fifteen or twenty points—a reality I was hit with anytime I passed by the cable news blaring in airports or at campaign-stop restaurants.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Within the cables, Giaka places Megrahi in Malta - where the bomb was said to have been planted - at a key time in the Lockerbie plot.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

“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

The defence's main argument is that the bridge had a hidden construction defect, namely corrosion of the bridge's cables, and it was this that caused its collapse, not a lack of maintenance.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

They also installed advanced sensors that can detect movement up to one-billionth of a meter by using fiber optic cables that can extend or compress if any ground deformation occurs.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Fischer began receiving thousands of letters and cables urging him to continue the match, and Henry Kissinger called him once again, this time from California, to appeal to his patriotism.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Mr. Bondarev, part of the team working on arms control and disarmament at Russia’s Geneva mission, said he had seen misleading information cabled to Moscow in recent weeks.

From New York Times May 23, 2022

Finally, on Jan. 2, 1950, Mao cabled the communist leadership in Beijing:

From Salon Mar. 13, 2022

The van has a wifi system, which involves a router being cabled to an antenna on the van's roof that links up to satellites.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2021

But mainly, he said, the demolition company wants to give its cranes more maneuvering room by collapsing a freestanding wall that has been cabled to the wreckage to stabilize it.

From Seattle Times Jul. 20, 2020

Later, her letters alarmed him so much that he cabled her to say she should leave Riverbank right away.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

"This is all one big unit, meaning we can't just replace the front charge port. We have to replace the charger itself, the inverter, and some of the cabling", he explains.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

They also integrated the required electronics, cabling, structural supports, and measurement tools.

From Science Daily Apr. 27, 2026

They said that AI can do the “opposite” of what automation does, and “generate demand for novel human expertise” like electrical installation or fiber-optic cabling.

From MarketWatch Mar. 12, 2026

Shares had risen 47% this year as of Wednesday’s close, riding a wave of demand for cabling and communications systems at artificial-intelligence data centers.

From Barron's Mar. 5, 2026

The cabling was easy to detach, too, just a couple of complicated plugs.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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