wires

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What was once a densely populated, lively community is now a landscape of collapsed concrete, twisted metal and exposed wires.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The AI build-out stops when the gas, the wires and the fuel run out.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

National Highways continued to monitor bat species and said a survey in 2018 indicated that bat wires were helping to guide over 40 percent of monitored bats safely across the carriageway.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Even as Bell introduced a technology to revolutionize communication over wires, a scientific discovery was about to eliminate the need for wires altogether.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 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