telephone
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In a telephone interview, Salazar said he had never seen any evidence tieing López Obrador, president from 2018 to 2024, to Mexico’s cartels.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026
He sat for a telephone interview with USA Today last week that was clearly meant to read as “heartfelt,” but only makes him sound like a phony.
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026
Telephone Hill’s history is woven into the city’s identity, from its 1880s use as a Navy outpost to housing Alaska’s first commercial telephone company.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
They’re the keg-shaped cylinders attached to telephone poles.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
But my plan felt complete the moment we heard Mom’s voice on the other end of the telephone.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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Common Senses: Phon ("Sound")
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