phone call
Americannoun
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phone calls
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an instance of initiating contact by telephone.
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a conversation carried on via telephone.
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Trump and interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez agreed to the outlines of the deal on a phone call days before the announcement, according to people familiar with the talks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
"Ultimately, it was cancelled by a phone call from Moscow," it added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Bennett, who lives in Folkestone, said the 12-minute phone call was their first official conversation since the couple ended their hunger strikes.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The secret was discovered when a courtesy phone call was made telling his mom about an injury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
“The phone call should be coming any minute now.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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