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Who was Alexander Graham Bell's colleague during the invention of the telephone?

colleague

[kol-eeg] / ˈkɒl ig /


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True to his mission, Kenig got behind the steering wheel and raced towards the Gaza border in the early hours of October 7, 2023 after a colleague alerted him to what was happening.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

A colleague, Simon Murphy, had been involved in its establishment and suggested our students see the long-term outcomes of different silvicultural systems side-by-side.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

My colleague Alex Galbraith recently argued that food may be where consumers most easily recognize the otherwise abstract mechanics of private equity.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

A huge legal battle involving tens of billions of dollars in contested tax bills for major corporations centers on the interpretation of a two-word phrase, my colleague Richard Rubin reports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

“No exceptions. If you don’t want to do this assignment, my esteemed colleague, Mrs. Garrett, just told me she has some openings in her English class. They meet this period, too. You can transfer over.”

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

This year, Spasojevic and colleagues Ellie Armstrong and Kieran Samuk are also planning to use genetic technology to try to understand the origin of the Inland Empire’s wild donkey herd.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

That raised an important question for Blau, Bhutani and their colleagues: Could the same biological pathway contribute to the deterioration of cartilage as animals age or recover from injury?

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

She says she and her colleagues carry out wide-ranging and detailed assessments of parents - including judging whether there is enough past and present evidence of a future risk of harm to their children.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Some coworkers quit, and two colleagues related by marriage became estranged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Former colleagues thought Ellsberg’s outlook was too negative.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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