fiber
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Net additions came in at 4,000 versus his 7,000 estimate, with fiber additions decelerating an effective 33% despite more homes passed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
The beans bring both flavor and fiber, the sausage adds richness and heat, and the spinach practically disappears into the sauce.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
While chip maker Marvell specializes in networking and switches, Lumentum specializes in fiber optics.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
Weeks says he agrees with the characterization, and suggests Starlink could go so far as to turn into a customer, given its move into data centers, which require fiber optics like the kind Corning offers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
A coil of deck-rope of papyrus fiber lay in the gateway; this he used for lashing, and ran back to the same stool as before, fastening his eyes upon Odysseus.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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Over time, muscle tissue may develop scar tissue, accumulate fat, and lose some of the specialized fibers responsible for rapid, powerful movements.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
Under normal conditions, HGF is stored within the supportive material surrounding muscle fibers.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
The movement signals originate in the deepest layers of the optic tectum and travel through nerve fibers to the opposite side of the spinal cord.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
Slow-twitch fibers, by contrast, support sustained activity and contain higher concentrations of mitochondria, the cellular structures responsible for producing much of the energy muscles need.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
On July 21, the day after the doctors’ positive bulletin, they discovered cotton and wool fibers mixed with the pus coming from the wound.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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Vocabulary lists containing fiber
Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" (1941)
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