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telegram

[tel-i-gram] / ˈtɛl ɪˌgræm /


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The papers also reveal Downing Street was forced to apologise after then-Prime Minister John Major's birthday telegram to the Queen Mother in 1994 was addressed in an "improper manner".

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024

A telegram addressed to Violet was found in her room.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2024

Mr. Wright kept the telegram framed in his home.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2024

It was the first telegram issued from the temporary War Department headquarters at the Petersen house.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson




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