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telegram

[tel-i-gram] / ˈtɛl ɪˌgræm /


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A telegram from King George VI was read aloud:

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025

The band received a telegram in reply providing the phone number for Leslie Conn, who became their manager.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2024

Those charged included a dentist, a clairvoyant, an amateur pilot and a man running a large QAnon telegram group.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2024

After Finnegan’s death, a local newspaper published a telegram from Gen. Douglas MacArthur expressing condolences to Finnegan’s family:

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2024

He sent a telegram to order Grant back to Washington at once.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson




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