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Recent Examples of phoneThe woman who escaped Burt phoned in during his sentencing hearing, according to prosecutors.—Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025 Then Donald Trump phoned him, and top Russian and American officials met Tuesday.—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Feb. 2025 After the call, Trump phoned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to inform him about their conversation.—Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025 So, a few weeks after that season ended, he was confused when a Phillies official phoned him.—Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for phone
General Brown found out he was being removed when Mr. Hegseth telephoned him at his hotel in El Paso on Friday evening, a military official said.
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Eric Schmitt,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
Not long after Ryan Holdren returned home one evening in March 2021 from his job at Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy, the school’s secretary telephoned to tell him that one of their students was on TV.
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