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cell phone

[sel-fohn] / ˈsɛlˌfoʊn /




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The rescue team set up a mission base near Crowley Lake, at the base of the Sierra, and used topographic matching from Seibert’s photos and cell phone forensics to establish a search pattern.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

“I don’t think he should have given out Tom’s cell phone number,” Kennedy added.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

"The cell phone data we used was made available to researchers during the pandemic to help reveal the impacts of COVID-19 shutdowns," said co-lead author Scott Yanco, a research ecologist at the Smithsonian's National Zoo.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

The defence succeeded in excluding some items - a gun magazine, cell phone, passport, wallet and computer chip, found in Mangione's backpack.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

So, he instead played a video game on his cell phone that didn’t need reception.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young


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