telephone

There is a lot of misinformation out there, and a lot of people are just running with it, kind of like a case of broken telephone.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

The embassy also set up the telephone hotlines to "provide information and assistance to affected families".

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

"The kids are going to school because they can pay for the school fees. They can pay for medical bills in the hospital and buy medicine," she told AFP in a telephone interview.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

As a teenager, he interned for Comcast, spending high school and college summers climbing telephone poles and selling cable subscriptions door to door.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

I never dreamed that she’d telephone them to announce my arrival.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

When the fire alerts sounded on telephones, "I thought everything was going to burn, the house and everything," she said at the sports hall, where they sat dozing and eating snacks.

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

"Do you know about the goddess phones?" she asked, sitting down in what she called her "throne" next to a collection of bejewelled old-fashioned telephones.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

But it was clear the innovation wouldn’t necessarily be limited to telephones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026

The U.S. government broke up AT&T in 1982 because a company owning phone lines and telephones was anticompetitive.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 19, 2025

“If she telephones, I’ll have her call you at Sals,” he said.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech

And in 2013, Petrini said he was "surprised" when Pope Francis telephoned him after he had sent him a book and a letter.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

Sheinbaum, who is opposed to unilateral military action on Mexican soil, quickly telephoned Trump.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

According to testimony from a former agriculture official, Menendez telephoned one day to order him to stand down in his efforts to oppose the monopoly.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2024

"I just telephoned Ashley Judd, the first actress to come forward with allegations against Mr. Weinstein, and shared the news from the court," Kantor wrote in the update.

From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2024

Mom telephoned Reverend Johnson and said, “It’s over. Claudette has testified.”

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose

In her book, Harris recounts the hours after Biden’s sudden withdrawal, when she began telephoning top Democrats around the country to lock in their support.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2025

One of them, a tax attorney named Gordon, was coaxed onto stage for the purpose of publicly telephoning his wife.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2023

The brothers raced up to their high-rise office and tried telephoning her.

From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2023

The Department for the Economy's careers service is also operating an extended service on Thursday and Friday online or by telephoning 0300 200 7820.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2022

She refused to tell him Wednesday’s room number, and insisted on telephoning Wednesday on the house phone to let him know his guest was here.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman