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telephone

[tel-uh-fohn] / ˈtɛl əˌfoʊn /


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And then there were the signs, stuck on stakes, posted on telephone poles, taped to mailboxes all over the hill.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

So why is Bell widely hailed as the father of the telephone and not Meucci?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

"Frankly, in the Gulf countries you can simply ask for money," political analyst Taras Zagorodniy suggested to AFP in a telephone interview.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Compared with workers who lost jobs in more stable occupations, Goldman’s researchers said that displaced workers in jobs hit by technological shifts—such as telephone operators and typists—suffered both short- and long-term economic impacts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

When he’d said “lines,” my vocabulary was still in the mindset of being a telephone operator.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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