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telegraph

[tel-i-graf, -grahf] / ˈtɛl ɪˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /








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Stone said during the Carrington Event, "even telegraph wires were heard to hum and crackle, and they were able to run the telegraph poles without any electricity because the input was so high".

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Tracing its origins back to a telegraph company established in 1847, Siemens makes trains, industrial software, and medical and industrial machinery as well as electrical equipment.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh told Wall Street in June to stop relying on the central bank to telegraph its every move in advance.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Warsh offered no hint of whether the Fed would hike or hold at that meeting, in keeping with his stated view that the Fed shouldn’t telegraph its next move.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

And she wrote letters, too, and sent them to places too small for a telegraph machine.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

The song telegraphs Charli’s genre switch from electronic pop to the titular rock music, announcing, “I think the dance floor is dead” over heavily distorted guitar.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

Experts say the FAA’s shifting approach telegraphs a disquieting truth about air safety as private companies increasingly push to use the skies as their laboratories: Regulators are learning as they go.

From Salon Jan. 12, 2026

He is dealing with another conundrum: whether showing his full résumé telegraphs his age.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 3, 2026

Technology was always state-of-the-art, from the early days of telegraphs to telephones and beyond, he writes.

From Seattle Times Feb. 16, 2024

The one who telegraphs his punch and misses with his other arm down and leaves himself open.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

The action, which Boeing and regulators had telegraphed in recent weeks, sent Boeing shares sharply higher.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

These displays telegraphed to the West that the Soviet Union was a formidable military force and shaped the contours of the “twilight struggle.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

It further telegraphed the kind of ideological inertia in which Juneteenth — and any other present-day discussion of slavery in America — too easily becomes mired.

From Salon Jun. 19, 2026

With Phillips resuming on 49, England telegraphed their plan and Phillips was happy to take on the short ball.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

Then he telegraphed the chief of the city's police to send officers to the White House to protect it.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

“RRL in our view is telegraphing that M&A remains high on the agenda, and we believe is likely to be an active participant in any auctions of assets that come to market,” says the bank.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Notably, Warsh declined to offer his own dots, saying he is not a fan of telegraphing such guidance to the public.

From MarketWatch Jun. 26, 2026

When the VIX peaked around 90 during the 2008-09 financial crisis, telegraphing extreme fear that the financial system might collapse, stock buyers were rewarded.

From Barron's Mar. 11, 2026

Von Scherler Mayer reveres Mary’s youth and vitality while celebrating what would be the dying gasp of an era, telegraphing the ways of Mary’s life to even the most oblivious couch potato.

From Salon Jun. 9, 2025

Within a half hour of the president's death, reporters began telegraphing the breaking news to the rest of the nation.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow




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