mobile phone

noun

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For easy access, the passes can be added to mobile phone wallets via the confirmation email received after purchase. Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026 Over her 30-year career at the Chinese EV and technology giant, Li has overseen the company’s transformation from its origins as a maker of mobile phone batteries to the world’s top seller of electric vehicles. Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 15 June 2026 People in China already spend 40% of their daily mobile phone time watching videos, primarily on short-video apps such as ByteDance’s Douyin, according to QuestMobile. Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 15 June 2026 Soon, a bird’s-eye view follows a low-res Paul Revere riding through the streets of Boston like a free-to-play mobile phone app. Greg Allen, ARTnews.com, 7 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mobile phone

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First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mobile phone was in 1975

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“Mobile phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobile%20phone. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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