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telegram

[tel-i-gram] / ˈtɛl ɪˌgræm /


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“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

The band received a telegram in reply providing the phone number for Leslie Conn, who became their manager.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2024

Those charged included a dentist, a clairvoyant, an amateur pilot and a man running a large QAnon telegram group.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2024

The telegram started sliding up the kite string, against gravity.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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