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telegraph

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








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The strike took place in a now-forgotten farming village, at which Garza’s archival research revealed through telegraph conversations that activist-turned-influential Mexican novelist José Revueltas had in fact been present.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Security officials urge family members not to telegraph appearances at charity events or to post on social media about vacations or other activities that pinpoint their locations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

Patla compared the situation to communication before the telegraph, when handwritten letters crossed oceans by ship and replies took weeks or months to return.

From Science Daily • Dec. 30, 2025

The famed Pony Express, which rushed the news of Abraham Lincoln’s election to California in November 1860, went out of business less than a year later, after the telegraph made coast-to-coast communications infinitely faster.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

He called the telegraph company, Western Union, which sent a bicycle messenger.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin