How to Use SIM in a Sentence
SIM
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That can be a sign of a SIM swap or port-out attempt.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
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Text messages are the weak link in SIM swap attacks.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
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The best part is that there are no contracts or SIM cards required.
—Jenna Clark, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2023
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On the one hand, the activation of the SIM cards was strange.
—Yaakov Katz, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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The post office was selling SIM cards so soldiers could call home.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
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Keep in mind that there are no more physical SIM card slots in iPhones.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2024
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If possible, take out the SIM card and battery.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
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Google has since fixed the issue, which may have exposed users to SIM swapping scams.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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In this scam, someone convinces your phone provider to move your number to a SIM card.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2025
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What happened to Patricia is known as a SIM swap scam.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
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Users could even install a foreign SIM card into their phone to try to maintain the app.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Users could even install a foreign SIM card into their phone to try to maintain the app.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
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On the table is a small router with a SIM card that sends the internet to the house below.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2025
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Just like with rental cars, airports add a convenience surcharge to things like SIM cards.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2024
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Officials said only devices with a SIM card will be able to use the network.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Next steps for the tool include an update to extend the service to include SIM card blocking.
—Angelica Mari, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
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There’s no need to visit a physical store or order a physical SIM card.
—New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2024
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Scammers have found ways to steal codes, trick people into sharing them or take control of a phone number through a SIM swap scam.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
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Pixel 10 phones sold in the US will not support physical SIM cards.
—PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Text messages can be intercepted, stolen through SIM-swap scams or captured through phishing attacks.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
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On the other hand, a phone this thin might not have room for a physical SIM card tray, so Apple may not have any choice in the matter.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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All that’s needed to access high-speed wireless broadband is a power outlet and a nano SIM from a mobile network provider.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Text messages can be intercepted during SIM-swap attacks.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
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Plans can be reassigned by region, team or project without replacing hardware or shipping SIM cards.
—Dmitri Verbovski, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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The left edge hosts a SIM/expansion slot, volume buttons and a screen refresh button (to clear the image of any ghosting).
—New Atlas, 4 Feb. 2025
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According to Gurman, the foldable won't have a SIM card slot or Face ID.
—PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
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For the first time since the escalation, three weeks ago, there is no Internet, and neither of my SIM cards has any service.
—Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
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With your full name, date of birth, national ID and phone number, scammers can attempt SIM-swap attacks.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
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The digital version of a SIM card, called eSims, is another workaround.
—Júlia Ledur, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
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When open, the left-most side features a SIM tray, while the right-most side houses a volume rocker and a power button/fingerprint sensor.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
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