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when dealing with her staff, she communicated mostly in telegraphic sentences and meaningful looks
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The construction of the Overland Telegraph Line, spanning the length of central Australia, formed the first telegraphic link between Australia and Britain (via the Darwin-Java submarine cable) in 1872.
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Kevin Patrick, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
While Morse played up people’s interest in telegraphic chess, the game itself didn’t obviously begin with promotional intent.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2025
Hearst and other publishers, like Joseph Pulitzer, saw circulation spikes from their vivid, lurid, and constant coverage, facilitated by new technologies that brought battlefield color to readers at telegraphic speed.
—Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
One was owned by Cyrus W. Field, who masterminded the first telegraphic cable to cross the Atlantic.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 July 2024
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Kevin Patrick, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
While Morse played up people’s interest in telegraphic chess, the game itself didn’t obviously begin with promotional intent.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2025
Hearst and other publishers, like Joseph Pulitzer, saw circulation spikes from their vivid, lurid, and constant coverage, facilitated by new technologies that brought battlefield color to readers at telegraphic speed.
—Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
One was owned by Cyrus W. Field, who masterminded the first telegraphic cable to cross the Atlantic.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 July 2024
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“Telegraphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telegraphic. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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