telephone
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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
The museum, on the first floor, is a re-creation of “Skeldale House,” down to the pint pot in which Siegfried kept the petty cash and the old central telephone.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
While the FCC notes AI’s potential impact, it doesn’t mention that within a few years, most customer interactions by telephone and online will be mediated or entirely handled by better, cheaper and faster AI-based systems.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
“I mean, refusing to talk on the telephone? Having everyone think she’s crazy?”
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Common Senses: Phon ("Sound")
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