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These messages seemed to get through to the PGC government.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
There was desperation in the voice of the young Ethiopian man when he managed to get through to the BBC from a phone in his prison cell on death row in Saudi Arabia.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Pearlman says he tried to contact Marriott to complain but didn’t get through to anyone until a LinkedIn post he wrote detailing his grievances went viral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Fliers scrambled to make new connections and get through to airlines on jammed phone lines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026
Shortly before 5:00, Groom finally managed to get through to Hall and communicate that there actually was oxygen at the South Summit.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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