telephone
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Congress tried to address the problem with the 1991 Telephone Consumer Protection Act, which included the Federal Trade Commission’s “Do Not Call” list.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
A few companies looking to complete asset sales are Sonoco Products, Telephone & Data Systems, Ziff Davis, Teleflex, and TriMas.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Telephone banks will be set up on either side of the room for specialists to field phone bids.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
Old, young, Latino, Black and white, folks shouted warnings from cars and from businesses like a game of Telephone across 26th Street, the heart of this historic Latino community.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025
I ignored this and said, “Do you think I could be...oh, I don’t know, maybe a Telephone Operator?”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing telephone
Common Senses: Phon ("Sound")
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