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telephone

[tel-uh-fohn] / ˈtɛl əˌfoʊn /


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

From The Wall Street Journal

Investment banking went on to underwrite construction of the railroad, the telephone, and an industrial revolution that turned America into an economic and military superpower.

From Barron's

"The sounds, the explosions, the missiles -- they are part of our daily life now," a 35-year-old woman in Tehran told AFP by telephone.

From Barron's

On 28 April 2025, shortly after midday, the Iberian peninsula's electricity supply was shut down, causing widespread chaos, cutting internet and telephone connections and halting transport links.

From BBC

“We must find a telephone and warn her not to come home!”

From Literature