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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

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

From New York Times • May 30, 2024

After Finnegan’s death, a local newspaper published a telegram from Gen. Douglas MacArthur expressing condolences to Finnegan’s family:

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2024

While serving in the Navy in 1919, Wallace got a telegram from Carewe to come to Hollywood, where he began work as a second-unit director on his brother’s films.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2024

We were all wild with excitement yesterday when Godalming got his telegram from Lloyd’s.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker




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