telephone
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Invision’s customers began reaching out early in the day, but with email cut off, they had to turn to the telephone, Rose said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
Their responses came from telephone surveys conducted through the BRFSS.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
It was only after a long game of telephone that Armstrong’s accidental opportunity became clear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
The telephone triage system has already been scrapped by the Belfast Trust; it was to end within weeks in the Northern Trust and is under review in the Western Trust.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
I asked slowly, still reeling from the breakneck pace of the telephone exchange and trying to wrap my head around what had happened.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
The two communication systems that survived were copper wire landline telephones and FM radio.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
At the heart of Britain's coin factory, old Bank of England telephones are stripped down and dipped into giant vats to recover a hidden treasure: the gold in their circuits.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
The U.S. government broke up AT&T in 1982 because a company owning phone lines and telephones was anticompetitive.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 19, 2025
By one count, there were 88,000 telephones in service in the Financial District in 1920.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2025
Like most private telephones ours had been disconnected early in the occupation.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
And in 2013, Petrini said he was "surprised" when Pope Francis telephoned him after he had sent him a book and a letter.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Sheinbaum, who is opposed to unilateral military action on Mexican soil, quickly telephoned Trump.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
She telephoned famous anthropologist Louis Leakey out of the blue just hoping for some advice.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2025
At some point in the ’70s or ’80s, Kauffman said, his brother telephoned him for a brief chat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
Dan Dalgard did not visit the monkey house the next day, but he telephoned Bill Volt, the manager, to find out how things were going.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
In her book, Harris recounts the hours after Biden’s sudden withdrawal, when she began telephoning top Democrats around the country to lock in their support.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2025
The Department for the Economy's careers service is also operating an online advice service or by telephoning 0300 200 7820.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025
One of them, a tax attorney named Gordon, was coaxed onto stage for the purpose of publicly telephoning his wife.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2023
Biden addressed the nation after telephoning Floyd’s family following the verdict, telling them, “We’re all so relieved.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2021
I thought about telephoning her and calling it off, making some excuse.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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