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telegram

[tel-i-gram] / ˈtɛl ɪˌgræm /


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"The telegram boy said, 'I'm sorry to tell you, but this is bad news'," he says.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

A British businessman fast running out of cash, William Knox D'Arcy, is said to have uttered those words when he received a telegram from Persia, 113 years ago.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025

Mr. Wright kept the telegram framed in his home.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2024

While serving in the Navy in 1919, Wallace got a telegram from Carewe to come to Hollywood, where he began work as a second-unit director on his brother’s films.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2024

The British intercepted the telegram and cracked it.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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