wire
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Las Vegas is for real and it has scored at least 26 in every game and took Kansas City to the wire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
The wire transfer charge was related to a $45m transfer that he initiated in January 2026.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Bakker was then convicted in 1989 of 24 counts of mail and wire fraud and conspiracy in a scheme involving their Christian theme park, and served more than four years in prison.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 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
A neuron is basically a wire with plugs at each end.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Developed by scientists at NYU Abu Dhabi in partnership with Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, the technology can regulate nerve activity without surgical implantation, batteries, or connecting wires.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
You don’t have to think about it; your subconscious will reconnect those severed wires immediately.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
Western Electric’s clear-cased Model 302 telephone enticed gawkers with an impressively complex system of wires and mechanisms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
New York’s hurried electrification had filled its streets with overhead wires, uneven installation and high-voltage lines that could kill people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Their beds are unmade, underclothes on the floor, clean stockings left draped and hanging to dry from the electrical wires dangling through the window.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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
At this age, young adolescents’ brains are being wired to build relationships, so the risks compound.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
"We know olfaction is powerfully wired into the brain's appetite and emotion networks, but surprisingly, no study has systematically looked at the three-way interaction between smell, appetite, and actual resistance exercise capacity," said Nashrudin Naharudin.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Some said they wired him tens of thousands of dollars for Rolexes, diamonds and other pieces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Wireless communication had been cut, but wired communication was still working fine.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
Among her tasks: wiring acclaimed authors for sound before they go on stage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Separate research is exploring other ways to investigate the dimensions of this microscopic wiring.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
An early store cost $950 to open: $740 for a secondhand ice-cream machine, $120 for rent and $90 for electrical wiring and decor, Zhang Hongfu wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
When old wiring recently caused an electrical fire in the alley outside the hospital, a blackout cut power to X-ray, ultrasound and ventilator equipment, she said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
He had diagrammed the wiring and the plumbing.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
