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There will also be a red phone box, an iconic London symbol, installed in the Wimbledon Queue, playing audio clips from Ashe’s victory as hundreds of fans line up every day for the chance to get a ticket into the grounds.
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Matias Grez, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
Before leaving the dugout after his ejection, Cora hit the bullpen phone box hard enough that the cover came off the hinges.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 21 May 2025
The films also showcase the village mascot, Porridge the bear; a magical phone box portal, and dresses that fly around the VIP shopping suite.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 1 May 2025
The Stolp phone box is equipped with a Faraday cage that disconnects devices from Wi-Fi service completely.
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2024
Kondo has partnered with Stolp to design and develop an innovative phone box to digitally decompress—and its aesthetically pleasing enough to be considered decor.
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2024
My clearest memory of the day is this: standing in a phone box outside the hospital, the sticky receiver held to my ear, complaining to my father that I had been lied to, and that a needle was coming my way.
—Madeleine Watts, Harper's Magazine, 11 May 2022
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Matias Grez, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
Before leaving the dugout after his ejection, Cora hit the bullpen phone box hard enough that the cover came off the hinges.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 21 May 2025
The films also showcase the village mascot, Porridge the bear; a magical phone box portal, and dresses that fly around the VIP shopping suite.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 1 May 2025
The Stolp phone box is equipped with a Faraday cage that disconnects devices from Wi-Fi service completely.
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2024
Kondo has partnered with Stolp to design and develop an innovative phone box to digitally decompress—and its aesthetically pleasing enough to be considered decor.
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2024
My clearest memory of the day is this: standing in a phone box outside the hospital, the sticky receiver held to my ear, complaining to my father that I had been lied to, and that a needle was coming my way.
—Madeleine Watts, Harper's Magazine, 11 May 2022
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“Phone box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phone%20box. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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