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Unlike railroad tracks and fiber-optic cables, which can last for decades, computer chips, which power data centers, quickly become obsolete.—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026 The late 1990s buildout of fiber-optic networks, in which companies spent billions to pull dark fiber across continents and under oceans, saw borrowers like WorldCom, Global Crossing, and others go under.—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026 Thus, The Pitt had to figure out how to show its awake fiber-optic intubation without having access to real-life-patient footage, something Sachs says is either too low quality to read on TV or protected by privacy laws.—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026 When finished in about four years, roughly 900 miles of fiber-optic cable will be installed across Forest County serving about 4,600 homes and businesses – most of them non-tribal.—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fiber-optic