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telephone

[tel-uh-fohn] / ˈtɛl əˌfoʊn /


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A telephone status meeting with the parties is scheduled for May 26.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

"I'm sure members across the House will recognise there is no public interest in the government publishing the names and contact details of junior officials or their telephone numbers," Jones said.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Founded in 1874 by a group of friends in a dancing club, Hearts has been playing organized soccer since before the great Scottish inventions of the telephone, penicillin, or the deep-fried Mars bar.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

"It's definitely not at the point where we can trust technology to make strategic decisions or even make tactical decisions about what's a valid target," Fink said in a telephone interview.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

“Say, didn’t I talk to you last week?” asks the staticky voice on the other end of the telephone line—young, male, swaggering.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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