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cable

[key-buhl] / ˈkeɪ bəl /
NOUN
chain
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As of June, Lumen had put down approximately 19 million “fiber miles,” which is calculated by multiplying the length of the route by the number of fibers inside each cable.

From MarketWatch Sep. 19, 2026

As I entered my teens, cable television expanded the number of channels at home from four to several dozen.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Although one newspaper reviewer described Mudcats as “brainless cable bottom-feeding,” the show opened up a new world for the rural teenager.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

It means you can stream VR games wirelessly from your PC in high quality without being tethered by a cable, and it works well.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

The cable was from Captain Herrick, commodore of the Maddox and Turner Joy.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

At the dawn of the internet, a select group of companies made a killing creating the equipment and business model for the system of glass strands bundled in cables, known as a fiber-optic network.

From MarketWatch Sep. 19, 2026

The findings suggest that axons are not merely fixed cables.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

They have argued that relying solely on putting cables underground is prohibitively expensive and disruptive.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Her 2023 investigation revealing a large network of toxic lead cables left behind by phone companies triggered multiple federal-agency investigations and led to additional worker protections and some remediation.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

A small equipment capsule that was connected to Gagarin’s capsule by electrical cables had failed to separate.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

The author himself permitted an American actor who cabled to him in 1899 to ask his permission to take a creative liberty with his signature hero.

From Salon Apr. 16, 2025

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

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

“A stern warning and reprimand must be made,” Moscow cabled its New York office, “for losing contact with such a source.”

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

The arrangement makes the mechanism vulnerable to damage from mishaps with the charging plug and heavy cabling.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

Other optical networking stocks benefiting from the transition to fiber from copper cabling were mixed Wednesday.

From Barron's May 6, 2026

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

From Science Daily Apr. 27, 2026

Though ultimately the government could save Moerdijk, and opt for the alternative of squeezing the substations and their cabling around and in between the four villages.

From BBC Apr. 12, 2026

So I brought all the electrical cabling I could fit.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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