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[fohn] / foʊn /


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During air raids, GPS jamming means phone navigation apps often don’t work properly, posing a problem for many taxi drivers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

A police report suggested that Vorcaro had made numerous calls and sent a number of messages to a phone number which officers say is linked to Moraes.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Mygal’s phone beeps with the all-clear at 8:02 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The news outlet also reviewed footage obtained from inside the correctional facility which showed Combs using a phone, a prohibited item across state and federal prisons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Again it was not the kind of matter that could be relayed through the public phone system.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Those attending are required to lock their phones and any recording devices in a special pouch when they enter the venue to see the US singer.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

McAdam wouldn't support a ban on phones, saying recording at gigs is "part of the experience" for a lot of fans.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

“Like all correctional agencies, contraband, particularly cell phones, narcotics, and weapons, remains a constant challenge, and we continue to tackle the problem of contraband being introduced into our facilities,” the spokesperson said on Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

BEIJING—Demand for some foldable phones in China is surging, even before Apple’s new foldable iPhone Duo arrives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

His chances seemed to improve again on May 10, when the FBI revealed the bugging that’d been done, at Kissinger’s orders, on the phones of his assistants.

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

"I filled out all the forms and phoned my aunt in Canada, because you needed a sponsor then, and never told my mother and father."

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

"They phoned the airbase police, who didn't answer the phone. It just rang out so she dialled 999," he told the BBC.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Salonen was on the jury of the Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition that Dudamel won and phoned Borda from Bamberg, famously describing the boyish Dudamel as “a conducting animal.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

The vote proved too close to call on Tuesday evening, but by Wednesday morning, El-Sayed had claimed the win, and Stevens had phoned him to concede.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026

They consulted Jack Neylan, who phoned his close friend Lewis Strauss to take the temperature of the capital.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

"It seems that constantly we're phoning the police or writing up incident reports," she said.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

People forget what shopping looked like before Amazon: flipping through glossy catalogs, mailing or phoning in orders and waiting weeks for delivery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

At a pivotal point in “The Christophers,” Lori explains how she can see that Julian was phoning it in during his later series of the titular paintings.

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026

We’re not texting or phoning, just writing letters and sending postcards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026

My brain is big enough to hold only one ten-digit number, and since his was there first, I have no idea how anyone might go about phoning me.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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