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telegraph

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








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The strike took place in a now-forgotten farming village, at which Garza’s archival research revealed through telegraph conversations that activist-turned-influential Mexican novelist José Revueltas had in fact been present.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Patla compared the situation to communication before the telegraph, when handwritten letters crossed oceans by ship and replies took weeks or months to return.

From Science Daily • Dec. 30, 2025

Such episodes tend to be short-lived, and the BOJ had been careful to telegraph its latest move.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

The most powerful solar storm ever recorded was the Carrington Event in 1859, which knocked out telegraph lines across the globe.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

At the bottom of the hill it charged across the road, knocking over a telegraph pole and flattening two parked automobiles as it went by.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl