wires

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MS is a disease of the brain and central nervous system, in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the fatty myelin sheath that normally protects the nerves, like insulation around electric wires.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

The cameras were attached to trip wires so that when the horse passed each one, it would take a perfectly timed photograph.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

It has only once been shut for longer since it opened in 1886 - that was when electric wires were installed 10 years ago as part of the £2.8bn south Wales main line electrification project.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Her detailed, beautifully lighted paintings, of humble industrial scenes of corrugated ductwork, draped construction tarps and snaking wires, elevate these humble, utilitarian objects into tactile formal experiments.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Jessie touched the remaining wires to two small prongs coming down from an LED light, and the light blinked on.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser