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telegram

[tel-i-gram] / ˈtɛl ɪˌgræm /


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A British businessman fast running out of cash, William Knox D'Arcy, is said to have uttered those words when he received a telegram from Persia, 113 years ago.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025

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

The video was shared by the Russian Sota telegram channel.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2024

Papá sent a telegram to Fito, my cousin in Guadalajara, asking him to secure our birth certificates and to send them to us by mail.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez




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