telephone
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At one point, he said, his telephone service was turned off, forcing him use a pay phone for calls.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Mr. Kensil told us to telephone him when we reached our respective sports desks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Bakersfield City Hall, the local police headquarters, nearby buildings and multiple roads were closed during the hostage situation, as the police department's negotiation team began contacting the suspect via telephone.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
The Roaring ’20s: Driven by easy credit and an industrial build-out of new technologies like the radio and the telephone, this historic bubble peaked on Sept. 3, 1929.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Or did this mean there would be no telephone service in Beaverville?
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
Vocabulary lists containing telephone
Common Senses: Phon ("Sound")
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