telephone
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They’re the keg-shaped cylinders attached to telephone poles.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
But the geography is more mental than physical in a work that takes place largely through telephone and video calls.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Bakersfield City Hall, the local police headquarters, nearby buildings and multiple roads were closed during the hostage situation, as the police department's negotiation team began contacting the suspect via telephone.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
The Roaring ’20s: Driven by easy credit and an industrial build-out of new technologies like the radio and the telephone, this historic bubble peaked on Sept. 3, 1929.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
One morning in the middle of June the telephone rang with this message.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing telephone
Common Senses: Phon ("Sound")
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