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cell phone

[sel-fohn] / ˈsɛlˌfoʊn /




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"If we can do that, maybe someday we could do quantum computing in a cell phone," Pan says with a smile.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

Investigators connected O’Donnell to the crime and O’Donnell to Julie Harding using cell phone data.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Citing the “unique nature of cell phone location records,” a 5-4 majority found “a legitimate expectation of privacy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

The US president has been commenting on the conflict almost in real time in seemingly off-the-cuff exchanges with reporters, including from AFP, who call his cell phone.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

My cell phone had no service, of course, not that it ever does around here, and not that there was anyone I could call.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones




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