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wire

[wahyuhr] / waɪər /


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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

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

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

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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