wire

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Barbed wire served as a symbol of violence and oppression, but also of agriculture, cultivation and survival.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"Imagine manipulating millions of tubules 100 times thinner than a human hair to make them build a wire or stand up vertically to make a brush," Zhang said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

With the battle to qualify for Europe looking likely to go down to the wire, Russo has hit her league goalscoring stride at the perfect time.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Many, if not most, of these drones are now piloted with a fiber-optic wire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

But it still squealed to a stop, spitting sparks from rails and wire, when Tante Jans stood imperiously before the Beje.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom