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telegram

[tel-i-gram] / ˈtɛl ɪˌgræm /


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A telegram from King George VI was read aloud:

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025

“The Queen and Elton John sent me a telegram of congratulations - my mum and dad were interviewed all week - it was a big thing.”

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024

His family had to wait almost two weeks before a telegram arrived, addressed to his mother.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024

Posters in Detroit depicting a military man resembling Hitler were ordered, by telegram, to be destroyed.

From New York Times • May 30, 2024

I took his hand and in it was the crumpled-up telegram Ivan DeVore sent for me at no charge.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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