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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Police said neighbours had checked in on the family after a call from the man's wife, who had become concerned after a phone call with her husband.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Sometimes it waits, patiently, for a phone call you finally decide to make.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Even before she’s handed off the kittens to Kehn she makes a phone call.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
For CFO Michael Katz, a two-hour Sunday phone call with the boss has become the norm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Dad is busy on a phone call and Camille is napping.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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