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telegraph

[tel-i-graf, -grahf] / ˈtɛl ɪˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /








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The Powell Fed, in short, offered an unprecedented level of what academics refer to as forward guidance, or indications of any sort that telegraph the likely path of short-term interest rates.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

The possibility for national markets was brought about by the railroad, which by the 1870s had connected all major U.S. cities and many minor ones, and the telegraph that ran beside it.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

Undersea telegraph cables soon crossed the English Channel and other narrow waters, and in 1866, American businessman Cyrus Field laid a cable across the Atlantic Ocean.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Central bank officials have used speeches and events to telegraph where they believe the economy and interest rates are headed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

He knew now that swells were telegraph systems, that they came ahead of weather, and that large swells moving this hard and fast probably meant a fair storm.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen




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