text messaging
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Outgoing international calls have been possible since Tuesday, and text messaging was restored Saturday morning.
From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026
Miles’s tenure coincided with the rise of WeChat, which Chinese people use for everything from text messaging to payments to online shopping.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
Last year, Sapo accused Iranian intelligence of hacking into a text messaging service to send 15,000 messages to Swedes, after several Quran burnings.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2025
“It’s hard to determine if the people who are text messaging her are trying to scam her for a reward or if they even have her dog.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2024
He added that the order to restrict text messaging by federal employees behind the wheel “sends a very clear signal to the American public that distracted driving is dangerous and unacceptable.”
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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