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“They are telegraphing exactly where they want to go next.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2022
If HBO executives knew that “Here and Now” was a miss — as its sedate marketing campaign suggested — they are telegraphing the opposite for “Sharp Objects.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2018
One of the easiest ways to get attention is to go on the attack, and some are telegraphing their potential targets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2015
They have preceded the Leviathan, and are telegraphing to their papers preliminary descriptions of the scenery.
From Royal Highness by Thomas Mann
In fact I do not remember, if I ever knew, who you are, and I have very little conception as to what you are telegraphing about.
From The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 6: 1862-1863 by Abraham Lincoln
