telephone number
noun
: a number assigned to a telephone line for a specific phone or set of phones (as for a residence) that is used to call that phone
called also phone number
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Each must include a valid mailing address and telephone number.
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Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
But its most recent disclosure, filed Oct. 4, listed the Sarasota address and an area telephone number as the company’s principal executive offices.
—Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2024
And finally, the hackers said, a social security number lookup service such as Cloaked which can return partial social security numbers from telephone numbers.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Owners must place their name, address and telephone number on signs prior to installation, and signs can be no larger than 6 square feet in area and no more than 4 feet in height.
—Jim Drummond, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024
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Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
But its most recent disclosure, filed Oct. 4, listed the Sarasota address and an area telephone number as the company’s principal executive offices.
—Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2024
And finally, the hackers said, a social security number lookup service such as Cloaked which can return partial social security numbers from telephone numbers.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Owners must place their name, address and telephone number on signs prior to installation, and signs can be no larger than 6 square feet in area and no more than 4 feet in height.
—Jim Drummond, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Telephone number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telephone%20number. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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