telephone
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"It is risky of course," he told AFP, by telephone from the vessel.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Speaking by telephone from his hotel room in the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, he says he has no idea what the future holds.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
A telephone status meeting with the parties is scheduled for May 26.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Founded in 1874 by a group of friends in a dancing club, Hearts has been playing organized soccer since before the great Scottish inventions of the telephone, penicillin, or the deep-fried Mars bar.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
“Wait now, I didn’t—” The caller begins to protest, but he’s too late; I’m already jamming the other end of the cord into the corresponding jack for the telephone number.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing telephone
Common Senses: Phon ("Sound")
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