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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Navarrete’s life changed last June when she got a phone call while hanging out with her preteen daughter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
In a subsequent phone call, he apologized and said, “It’s easy to look at this from a policy standpoint and an economic standpoint, but it’s affecting real people on a massive scale.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
A phone call from now-Tottenham striker Richarlison, who had made the same move, also proved crucial.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
“We are absolutely stoked to be reopened and welcoming everyone onto the terrace” overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Nepenthe hostess Faith Sassepp said on a phone call as a helicopter roared in the background.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Mom is using some of the quarters to make a phone call.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
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