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phone

[fohn] / foʊn /


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This is because phone makers had built up inventory in anticipation of further memory-price hikes, it says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

"It was so severe; it felt like the aircraft was dropping. I noticed my Kindle and Geoff's phone had fallen to the floor, and I thought the plane was going down."

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

"Then there was fog, smoke, something that seemed to suddenly engulf us," Muthunathan, 46, told AFP, showing a video she recorded on her phone of a torrent surging towards her.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

Kelly pulls out his phone to show me a video of a woman whose account is dedicated to sharing puzzling life advice while she appears under an extreme beauty filter.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

I plug in my phone and it starts pinging with message after message.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

"All phones are off, telecommunications are down, roads are blocked, we are unable to go there," he said, tears in his eyes.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

Without the armies of aides, interns, and volunteers who answer phones in Capitol Hill offices, draft bills, and staff campaigns, lawmaking and reelection bids across the country would grind to a halt.

From Slate Aug. 27, 2026

It is similar to facial recognition technology on phones, but recognises important and often hidden anatomical structures instead.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

At the institute, Wright participated in a work-study program — mopping floors, answering phones and interviewing other acting hopefuls to see if they had what it took to make it in the program.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

Then both of our phones ding at the same time.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

Goldsmith said he phoned the French company’s leadership to make sure they didn’t feel blindsided, and pitched the idea of swapping their majority stake in Warp Drive for some of RevMed’s equity.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 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

"It wasn't just 20 second phone calls, some people phoned me back so I had a few longer conversations," he said.

From BBC Aug. 7, 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

Jule made them some tea while Forrest phoned hotels.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

Over the next two years they became firm friends, texting and phoning each other when they were not at work.

From BBC Jul. 23, 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

"It's hard to navigate and it's hard to understand why they're phoning England when they should be phoning here and they get treatment here."

From BBC Mar. 15, 2026

She’ll be phoning Mr. Frost's house over and over to find out when I’m going to get back.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman




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