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The 58-year-old, from Cheshire, England, was only told about his diagnosis when a primary care physician — who didn’t know hospital staff hadn’t informed him — mentioned it over the phone in December 2021.
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Mamdani, New York’s incoming democratic socialist mayor, spoke briefly over the phone with the Republican president before the end of November.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Its members keep in touch with Ruano over the phone, offer prayers for her, and remain afraid of being deported themselves, no matter their legal status.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
The pair tease glimpses of the footage in The Reckoning's new trailer, which features clips of Combs talking to his lawyer over the phone about his legal trouble.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Dec. 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Mamdani, New York’s incoming democratic socialist mayor, spoke briefly over the phone with the Republican president before the end of November.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Its members keep in touch with Ruano over the phone, offer prayers for her, and remain afraid of being deported themselves, no matter their legal status.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
The pair tease glimpses of the footage in The Reckoning's new trailer, which features clips of Combs talking to his lawyer over the phone about his legal trouble.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Over the phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20the%20phone. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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