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[fohn] / foʊn /


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Daniel said he had spent years reporting the alleged anti-social behaviour and collecting evidence, including security camera and mobile phone footage, which he passed on to the police, North Devon Homes and now the BBC.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Lula, 81, and Trump, 80, have no trouble communicating by phone and have met several times -- showering each other with public praise before reverting to their fundamental disagreements.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

She said after the tools were stolen last week, Litberg got on the phone and began calling friends to borrow tools.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Nobody there or at the overlord NBA is doing this because they think it’s a great idea to watch basketball on your phone when you’re in line at Sweetgreen or Einstein Bagels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

I type it into my phone and proofread it three times before I hit send.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Nearly everyone sat in silence, looking down, eyes fixed on phones.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

Most carousel fraudsters dealt in high-value, high-volume items like mobile phones or computer chips, for which investigators were on the lookout.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

No phones for the duration, or talking, singing or other interruptions once the needle hits vinyl until the very last track finishes.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

In some countries where walk-in customers are historically welcome on iPhone launch days, including Japan and South Korea, the company said it would only have phones reserved for customers that snagged online stock early.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Now all of them were on their phones searching for any articles or reports that might shed some light on the relationship between the two.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

Ortiz said she phoned Lisinski Law for help to fight the removal proceedings, which the firm declined.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

"They phoned the airbase police, who didn't answer the phone. It just rang out so she dialled 999," he told the BBC.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

"It wasn't just 20 second phone calls, some people phoned me back so I had a few longer conversations," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

The vote proved too close to call on Tuesday evening, but by Wednesday morning, El-Sayed had claimed the win, and Stevens had phoned him to concede.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026

Next, the baby nurse he’d hired back in 2003 to take care of his new twin daughters phoned him.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Rob, who contacted the BBC's Money Box programme about his case, said he had been phoning Capita with increasing "desperation" as his situation dragged on.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

"As soon as a flat comes onto the market, 50 people are phoning," she told AFP at the couple's new flat in suburban Madrid, where boxes lay unpacked.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

"It is really fun to go into a phone box on the chance you get someone phoning up who you have never met," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

A birthday kid from Long Island phoning his father on one of the rotary phones in the lobby.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

“Yes...Has your mother...is she...does she know you’re phoning me?”

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman


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