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telephone

[tel-uh-fohn] / ˈtɛl əˌfoʊn /


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Any schoolchild knows who came up with the telephone or the sewing machine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

And then there were the signs, stuck on stakes, posted on telephone poles, taped to mailboxes all over the hill.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

He soon became his grandfather’s shadow, the gatekeeper who holds Raúl Castro’s telephone, passing or not passing messages and documents along.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

"Total and complete victory," the president told AFP in a brief telephone interview after Monday's announcement.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The Dannenbergs rose to the top of the list by sheer proximity to the Dannemans in the telephone directory.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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