telegram
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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
His family had to wait almost two weeks before a telegram arrived, addressed to his mother.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024
Mr. Wright kept the telegram framed in his home.
From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2024
The video was shared by the Russian Sota telegram channel.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2024
I tried to hand him the telegram, but he said, “You keep it. Press it in your Notebook.”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.