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phone

[fohn] / foʊn /


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"We went into the houses and evacuated the families because we were on the phone to them," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The phone numbers on the website are also currently listed online as the contacts for a Houston baklava caterer, a Dallas-area taxi service and an OB-GYN office.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

“I didn’t feel like I was done,” said Walker of his career, in a phone interview Wednesday morning.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

That means more than 500 million people will eventually need a new phone.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

What a day it was when the old wall phone in the rear hall jangled joyously for the first time in three years!

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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