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telegraph

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








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To start with, Ukraine relied on a network of mobile phones fitted on to telegraph poles to listen out for the sound of approaching drones.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

During the worst geomagnetic storm on record, in 1859, bright auroras were seen as far south as Panama -- and telegraph operators around the world were given electric shocks.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

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

Within 10 years, the commercial districts of major cities were festooned with the new telephone wires added to the old telegraph poles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

The blocks of five letters, we figure, make the text easier for telegraph operators to send and receive.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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