contact
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In his 1887 patent for the “induction telegraph,” he described a system that allowed moving trains to communicate without physical contact.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Those who have mpox should stay at home and avoid contact with other people until their rash is healed.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
In his paperwork, he described a system for transmitting telegraphic signals to and from moving trains by means of electromagnetic induction—messages sent through the air, without physical contact.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
And very sweetly and with kind eye contact, he asked, “Can I laugh now?”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
“Did, uh, anybody try to contact the pilot?”
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Vocabulary lists containing contact
"Thank You, M'am"
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Common Senses: Tact, Tang ("Touch")
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