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Makeshift barriers formed from shipping containers and razor wire to block traffic to Peshawar's administrative zone remained in place.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Dolly Parton’s estate has claimed that the late country music icon’s nephew, Bryan Seaver, went to extraordinary lengths to evade being served with a summons—including allegedly draping barbed wire around the entrance to his property.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
The same employee said they received two electric shocks from an exposed wire.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Iza, a former resident of Beverly Hills and Newport Beach, pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy against rights, wire fraud and tax evasion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Taking the wire in both hands, I started wrapping the spring as Grandpa had told me.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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Work was ongoing to fix a fault with the 25,000-volt wires which power trains near Penkridge, causing disruption between Stafford and Wolverhampton.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
You don’t have to think about it; your subconscious will reconnect those severed wires immediately.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
The technology itself isn’t magic—it’s chips and wires, fiberglass sheets with copper traces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Those channels can also hold extremely thin metal wires used to measure electrical activity in the brain.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
They always flew along the wires of this place like a kettle of jeweled hawks, cresting over the rooftops of turreted houses and quaint shops all stuck together like assorted taffies.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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If asked, I probably would have told you I was feeling a little tired, wired, or off-kilter, so none of those readings were all that revelatory.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
The scammer might have asked to have money wired to an account with a name that doesn’t match the one the scammer has been using, for instance, or promised a repayment that never arrived.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
In this way, individual bacterial components can be "wired" together much like parts on an electronic circuit board.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Some said they wired him tens of thousands of dollars for Rolexes, diamonds and other pieces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
“Well, protect yourself. That soldier told me that he’s wired Koch about you.”
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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As demand for optical and networking components has skyrocketed this year, shares of the companies that produce those components — like lasers, wiring and electronics — have staged major gains.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
Among her tasks: wiring acclaimed authors for sound before they go on stage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Meanwhile, up to 20 tonnes is used for the network wiring connecting up those computer servers.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Separate research is exploring other ways to investigate the dimensions of this microscopic wiring.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
It seemed like there was faulty wiring in the system, because now she was reverting to anger.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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