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telegram

[tel-i-gram] / ˈtɛl ɪˌgræm /


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The papers also reveal Downing Street was forced to apologise after then-Prime Minister John Major's birthday telegram to the Queen Mother in 1994 was addressed in an "improper manner".

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

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

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

As he turned to be on his way, I said, “Will you tell people about the telegram please?”

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk




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