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A traditional copper line carries power over the line, so even if the power is out at your house and you pick up the phone, you’ll have a dial tone, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Call records revealed that the driver had searched the opening times for Saltcoats police office and had attempted to dial 101.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

Or maybe both sides are already trying to dial things back.

From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026

They used a tablet to dial into a video call led by Justin Trudeau.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

He quickly replaced the binder on the bookcase, shut the door, and spun the combination dial to make sure it was locked.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Customers outside Iran call his Turkish phone on WhatsApp and he then dials their loved ones on his Iranian mobile.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026

It also immediately dials up pressure on the White House from consumers and businesses who are seeking payback.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 20, 2026

Inside an abandoned control room at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant, a worker in an orange hardhat gazed at a grey wall of seemingly endless dials, screens and gauges that were supposed to prevent disaster.

From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025

After meeting Putin, he typically dials the president, vice president and Rubio over a secure U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025

He dials up the RF gain, adjusts the filter.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Fight choreography was made to look more like brawling, with Chau noting performers dialed back “strong shapes, motions and lines” into characters that are “a little bit more broken down” to underscore the noir aesthetic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

It has dialed back bank capital requirements, encouraging dealers to hold more Treasurys, with some success.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Traders have since dialed back expectations of a rate hike after U.S. inflation readings came in softer than expected.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

—Asian stocks gained Wednesday as markets dialed back U.S. rate-hike expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Finally, in exasperation, I pressed down the receiver and dialed the twins.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

The economy had been set for a rebound this year on the back of hefty government spending, but forecasts have been dialled back due to the conflict.

From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026

They were awoken by seeing flames and immediately dialled 999.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

When the support worker arrived at the flat she dialled 999 after seeing that Thea was cold, not making any sounds and looked an "awful colour".

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

"Really scared" Pearl unlocked her mum's phone, dialled 999 and told call handler Gen Hinds: "She's lying on the sofa… she's not awake. Her eyes keep on opening and closing."

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

He dialled the call on a secondary phone.

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury

It seems daunting dialing in that depth and breadth within “The Pitt’s” hour-by-hour format.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Microsoft has since softened its approach, dialing back the branding of some AI tools and even discontinuing free, built-in Copilot access in certain Office applications.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

Wednesday’s meeting suggests that by dialing back how much the Fed says, Warsh might pull more officials into alignment—if only around a vaguer message.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

ET, underwriters will pick up their phones and start dialing investors to tell them how many shares they’ve been allocated to buy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026

He made little dialing motions with his finger.

From "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos

This gives the heart a bigger job of pumping it around the body and it copes by dialling up the blood pressure - a bit like cranking the tap on a garden hose pipe.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

A meeting of the so-called Coalition of the Willing was also held on Tuesday, with many leaders dialling in to Kyiv.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Saturday she believed US President Donald Trump still desires to own Greenland despite dialling back his recent threats to seize it by force.

From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026

It will be filmed in a studio in New York, but with reporters dialling in from the England camp and fan zones.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025

When he had finished dialling, he picked up his handkerchief from the desk and put it over the mouthpiece, quite loosely and mounted rather high.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger