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Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
The pontiff had also sent a telegram message offering condolences last month after a shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minnesota, leaving two children dead and 18 others injured, including more than a dozen kids from the school.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The next correspondence the Lodges received was a telegram from the War Office.
—Alice Vernon
september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, Leo had refrained from any political commentary about guns in America, sending a telegram of condolence that focused exclusively on the spiritual.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
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The custom dates back to 1917 when King George V began sending telegrams to centenarians.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
The pontiff had also sent a telegram message offering condolences last month after a shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minnesota, leaving two children dead and 18 others injured, including more than a dozen kids from the school.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The next correspondence the Lodges received was a telegram from the War Office.
—Alice Vernon
september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, Leo had refrained from any political commentary about guns in America, sending a telegram of condolence that focused exclusively on the spiritual.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for telegram
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“Telegram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telegram. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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