mobile phone

noun

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Most of the characters here are too poor to own a mobile phone, which gives the director a good excuse to steep the story in the stuff of pirate broadcasts and politically radical zines. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 Nov. 2025 The prosecutor’s spokesperson said Yeo was making excuses that did not make sense about the notes discovered on his mobile phone. Reuters 2 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025 Use your mobile phone to scan the skies, as the camera is great at picking up faint auroras before your eyes spot them. Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2025 The company has long been a dominant provider of mobile phone chips, including the central processor and modem for high-end devices made by Samsung and modems for Apple iPhones. Ari Levy, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025 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 16 Nov. 2025.

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