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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The change of heart follows a phone call with the King's principal private secretary, Sir Clive Alderton, who told them the King had "no problem" with Uganda's participation in the games.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The governor had previously publicly spoken about a late-night phone call he had with Trump on June 6 in California, which was early June 7 for Trump on the East Coast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The phone call came in January 2002 from Jeremy Geffen, then the Philharmonic’s artistic administrator and the moving force behind the commission.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
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
We finished all the prep work, and Macy went to let Yuki out while Dad took a phone call in the living room.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
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