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The Pork Choppers used to joke that Republicans could caucus in a phone booth.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
That fall, an old friend reached out to my father through the underground communications network, dialling a number printed on a faded piece of plastic Dymo tape and speaking to him from a public phone booth.
—Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
Iowa State senior Tamin Lipsey leads this strong defensive team and will pick your pocket in a phone booth.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2026
San Diego was a reminder that good in this division is a knife fight in a phone booth, and the margin between hosting a playoff series and watching the postseason on the couch can be a single bad week.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
That fall, an old friend reached out to my father through the underground communications network, dialling a number printed on a faded piece of plastic Dymo tape and speaking to him from a public phone booth.
—Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
Iowa State senior Tamin Lipsey leads this strong defensive team and will pick your pocket in a phone booth.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2026
San Diego was a reminder that good in this division is a knife fight in a phone booth, and the margin between hosting a playoff series and watching the postseason on the couch can be a single bad week.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Phone booth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phone%20booth. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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