telegraph
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It is intended to telegraph to you that she means business, and that the gift-versus-loan question so often seen played out on “Judge Judy” is not up for discussion.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
"Another time a lorry coming down the hill hit the bridge, then a car and a telegraph pole."
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
That distinction now belongs to an earlier documented incident involving telegraph interference on Britain's Midland Railway in March 1847.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
On a summer night alongside the Colorado River, a line of telegraph poles is set alight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
In the age of the telegraph, news of his words moved swiftly back to South Africa, enraging its white inhabitants.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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Her 2011 novel “Salvage the Bones,” set in Mississippi during Hurricane Katrina, immerses the reader in a world full of suffering but telegraphs something profound about human dignity and care.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
Experts say the FAA’s shifting approach telegraphs a disquieting truth about air safety as private companies increasingly push to use the skies as their laboratories: Regulators are learning as they go.
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2026
He is dealing with another conundrum: whether showing his full résumé telegraphs his age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026
It telegraphs that Abigail is no barbaric horror fiend but instead a sophisticated aesthete, which makes her both scarier and funnier.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
With our secret code, Jemma’s letter would make about as much sense to Aunt Kitty as her telegraphs were making to me.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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Keep in mind that moving-average crossovers, such as the death cross, aren’t necessarily meant to be good market-timing signals, as they are often well telegraphed.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Though Le Fee telegraphed his effort, Raya had to be at full stretch to tip it on to the post.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The university telegraphed Dartmouth and stated that they were forfeiting the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
The action, which Boeing and regulators had telegraphed in recent weeks, sent Boeing shares sharply higher.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Immediately after leaving the car, Mrs. Ferris telegraphed her husband details of the success.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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He has stressed that he wants officials to hold off from telegraphing their plans ahead of Fed meetings, allowing a open debate among officials at their two-day meetings.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Fewer large companies have been telegraphing job cuts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“RRL in our view is telegraphing that M&A remains high on the agenda, and we believe is likely to be an active participant in any auctions of assets that come to market,” says the bank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
When the VIX peaked around 90 during the 2008-09 financial crisis, telegraphing extreme fear that the financial system might collapse, stock buyers were rewarded.
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
There was a lot of whispering and telegraphing and general secretiveness, the details of which even my sensitive ears could not take in.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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