Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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With that date fast approaching, the administration has telegraphed that Cook’s case is a test run for an even more explosive confrontation with Powell.
From Slate ● Jan. 12, 2026
Moscow, which is eager to reduce its economic dependence on China, has telegraphed to India its desire to expand ties and diversify its imports from the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
One can’t say that the change was a bolt from the blue, because Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has telegraphed his intention to revisit the causes of autism for months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
Instead, he has telegraphed his preferred way to end this war, which is to cut a deal direct with Russian President Vladimir Putin, one-on-one.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2025
Uncle John has telegraphed to Leadville and found that Anson Jones is not there.
From Aunt Jane's Nieces and Uncle John by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
