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In a way, he had been telegraphing it for several years.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2021

Blitzer brought on CNN political analyst David Chalian to confirm the dark fears the anchor had been telegraphing for nearly an hour.

From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2020

BP had been telegraphing its willingness to make a deal for some time, and Rosneft formally submitted an offer on Thursday to buy out BP’s 50 percent of a joint venture here called TNK-BP.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2012

Bill Gardner, the secretary of state in New Hampshire, had been telegraphing his decision for over a week.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2011

They had been telegraphing for days, but their telegrams have not yet been delivered.

From Kincaid's Battery by Kimball, Alonzo