telephone

The three-bench court added in its order that Khan would be allowed to meet with his family once a week and speak to his sons via telephone twice weekly.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

In addition to serving more than 5 million homes, they also provide telephone service to 1.5 million subscribers in the state.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

When you first step into South Hall, to your immediate right is “the bubble”—a barred enclosure fitted with chairs, a desk, a telephone, and a microwave.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

A man has travelled from Cornwall to the Isle of Lewis to make 52 calls from a rural telephone box in order to keep it in service.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

In the brass public telephone vestibule just outside, I drop a coin in the slot and sigh with relief when the operator is able to connect me to Aunt Tess.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

At the heart of Britain's coin factory, old Bank of England telephones are stripped down and dipped into giant vats to recover a hidden treasure: the gold in their circuits.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

The U.S. government broke up AT&T in 1982 because a company owning phone lines and telephones was anticompetitive.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 19, 2025

The intention was that they would go to work in hospitals to support acutely ill patients but some were sent to do administration, to deliver parcels and to answer telephones, the inquiry heard.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2025

By one count, there were 88,000 telephones in service in the Financial District in 1920.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2025

He noticed an attractive woman park her car and go over to one of the pay telephones, where she spoke at length to someone.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

The players who were not selected were telephoned by Tuchel and told the news, beginning late on Thursday afternoon.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

Sheinbaum, who is opposed to unilateral military action on Mexican soil, quickly telephoned Trump.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

She telephoned famous anthropologist Louis Leakey out of the blue just hoping for some advice.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2025

At some point in the ’70s or ’80s, Kauffman said, his brother telephoned him for a brief chat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024

In a moment of courage, I telephoned him and left a message.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

In her book, Harris recounts the hours after Biden’s sudden withdrawal, when she began telephoning top Democrats around the country to lock in their support.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2025

The Department for the Economy's careers service is also operating an online advice service or by telephoning 0300 200 7820.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025

Haney works as a contact tracer for Loudoun, telephoning people who, typically unwittingly, were recently near a person whose test results for the virus came back positive.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 30, 2021

Biden addressed the nation after telephoning Floyd’s family following the verdict, telling them, “We’re all so relieved.”

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2021

I get giddy couples asking for champagne delivery, and apologetic businessmen telephoning home to announce their delayed arrivals, and tired mothers searching for all-night chemists to provide cough syrup for sick children.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse