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telegram

[tel-i-gram] / ˈtɛl ɪˌgræm /


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The author sent a telegram to his mother back home in French-controlled Algeria: “I’ve never missed you so much.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

A telegram from King George VI was read aloud:

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025

After Finnegan’s death, a local newspaper published a telegram from Gen. Douglas MacArthur expressing condolences to Finnegan’s family:

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2024

Mr. Wright kept the telegram framed in his home.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2024

The telegram started sliding up the kite string, against gravity.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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