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telegraph

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








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It’s big, too, nearly 10 miles long, and peaky, with some squat concrete buildings up at the crest of one of the hills, and a single telegraph pole.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Tracing its origins back to a telegraph company established in 1847, Siemens makes trains, industrial software, and medical and industrial machinery as well as electrical equipment.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

In 1876, he built the country’s first industrial research laboratory at Menlo Park, New Jersey, for $2,500, paid for with money earned from his telegraph inventions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh told Wall Street in June to stop relying on the central bank to telegraph its every move in advance.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

Occasional flurries for purpose of hooking a few more country suckers who haven’t got in to the telegraph office yet.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

Her 2011 novel “Salvage the Bones,” set in Mississippi during Hurricane Katrina, immerses the reader in a world full of suffering but telegraphs something profound about human dignity and care.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026

He is dealing with another conundrum: whether showing his full résumé telegraphs his age.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026

Following “the Sydney Cherkov way,” she wears a lilac blouse that telegraphs meek, demure energy.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2025

In the late 19th century, they began to use call boxes, booths where they could send telegraphs or dial a station house.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2023

The one who telegraphs his punch and misses with his other arm down and leaves himself open.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

Though Le Fee telegraphed his effort, Raya had to be at full stretch to tip it on to the post.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

The university telegraphed Dartmouth and stated that they were forfeiting the game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

Under Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, top Fed officials often telegraphed decisions to the markets ahead of the meeting.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

The action, which Boeing and regulators had telegraphed in recent weeks, sent Boeing shares sharply higher.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

Messages were telegraphed to Baltimore, New York, and beyond.

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

While Tesla has been telegraphing its plans to begin rolling out the Cybercab for rides in Austin, the full extent of its plans is still unclear.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

When the fracas became public, Gabbard decided to litigate it on X and go personal on the whistleblower, inadvertently telegraphing her weak position.

From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2026

On the weekly chart, Amazon has a history of telegraphing meaningful turns through classic candlestick patterns.

From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026

Brands can succeed in AI search by “returning to the roots of who they are, what their value proposition is to their customers, how they’re telegraphing that in the market,” Warden said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025

“No, but just like telegraphing is different from one person to another, handwriting is too. See here?”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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