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tether

[teth-er] / ˈtɛð ər /




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The drone that led Gauntlet I was Shrike, a first-person-view, or FPV, strike drone using a 12-mile fiber-optic tether.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

They have sleeping bags that tether to the wall to keep them from floating around the capsule.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Investigators found Hexa used the account to move about $500 million worth of the stablecoin tether over several months since 2024 to what investigators referred to as “Entity A.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

She said she had been at the end of her tether, feeling dizzy and her headlight had gone out.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

I returned to the end of my invisible tether and battled my despair.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine




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