phone
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Muse Charm, a small hardware device that allows users to query Muse without a phone, could help the agent become a seamless part of people’s everyday lives.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
She handed her phone to Marafatsos before taking the stage for a panel titled “Energy Security, Regional Cooperation and Strategic Partnerships.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
In the borough of Westminster, which has the highest rate of phone theft of any London borough, 672 phone thefts and robberies were recorded last month, the equivalent of around 21 a day.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
The analysts estimate the foldable phone comes with display costs that are triple what they are for the iPhone 18 Pro Max.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
I put my phone facedown beside me on the table, right over my grandparents’ initials.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Snap founder Evan Spiegel says he thinks smart glasses will eventually replace phones, and he's not alone.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Professional life is crowded with micro-signals — clothes, cups, phones, tone, timing, posture — ordinary things that remain perfectly neutral until someone decides they are evidence of character.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
JPMorgan analyst Samik Chatterjee believes Apple will be able to maintain a positive volume cycle even with price increases on its phones thanks to leasing, trade-ins and carrier subsidies.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
They use SIM cards, like phones, and offer payment apps so parents can load money onto the watches for their children to spend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
No one moved, but plenty of people held up cell phones, still recording the event.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
As I was leaving my apartment that morning, my father phoned me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Salonen was on the jury of the Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition that Dudamel won and phoned Borda from Bamberg, famously describing the boyish Dudamel as “a conducting animal.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The vote proved too close to call on Tuesday evening, but by Wednesday morning, El-Sayed had claimed the win, and Stevens had phoned him to concede.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
She also phoned the holiday company who confirmed the booking reference that Griffiths had given her didn't exist.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
“I’ve been worried to death about you. Why haven’t you phoned? Are you all right?”
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
"I'm instantly broke, panic attack, phoning GPs, back on medication, anxiety through the roof," Gerry said.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
At a pivotal point in “The Christophers,” Lori explains how she can see that Julian was phoning it in during his later series of the titular paintings.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026
A birthday kid from Long Island phoning his father on one of the rotary phones in the lobby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
When he wasn’t there, we were phoning every day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026
My brain is big enough to hold only one ten-digit number, and since his was there first, I have no idea how anyone might go about phoning me.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
