mobile phone

noun

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The legislation, which would take effect in September before the next school year, involves stricter rules on age verification and restrictions on mobile phone use in schools. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Feb. 2026 Multiple videos that emerged of the shooting contradicted that claim, showing Pretti had only his mobile phone in his hand as officers tackled him to the ground, with one removing a handgun from the back of his pants as another officer began firing shots into his back. Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026 Multiple videos that emerged of the shooting contradicted that claim, showing Pretti had only his mobile phone in his hand as officers tackled him to the ground, with one removing a handgun from the back of his pants as another officer began firing shots into his back. Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2026 If so, why not take an old pair of jeans and use one leg to make a mobile phone stand. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 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 12 Feb. 2026.

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