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telegram

[tel-i-gram] / ˈtɛl ɪˌgræm /


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A telegram in the same files shows a doctor from Cornwall, who was treating a 10-year-old child in 1944, pleading with the authorities for the medicine: "No hope without penicillin".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 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

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

He looked like he was dug in for the duration and wasn’t going to leave until he knew what was in the only telegram he’d ever delivered from Washington.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly




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