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Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
But Cornell sent a telegram the next day to Dartmouth, officially forfeiting the game.
—Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
As the winter of 1890 set in, federal agent Daniel Royer sent a telegram to the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs expressing his fears about the Lakota’s spiritual dance ritual.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
My dad asked for his key and the concierge handed him a telegram which my dad opened.
—Sean McManus, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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At issue is a collection that allegedly includes everything from contracts and agreements signed by Presley, to a telegram from associates congratulating Elvis and his then-wife Priscilla on the birth of their daughter, Lisa Marie.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
But Cornell sent a telegram the next day to Dartmouth, officially forfeiting the game.
—Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
As the winter of 1890 set in, federal agent Daniel Royer sent a telegram to the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs expressing his fears about the Lakota’s spiritual dance ritual.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
My dad asked for his key and the concierge handed him a telegram which my dad opened.
—Sean McManus, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Telegram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telegram. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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