burner phone
noun
: a prepaid cell phone that is not bound to a contract with a carrier (see carrier sense 7b) and is usually intended to be disposed of after use
She said he returned a short time later, got a lot of cash, then left again with the drugs and money after talking to an unidentified person on a burner phone.—
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Per a brief submitted by prosecutors in court on Sept. 9 which was shared by KWCH and reviewed by PEOPLE, prosecutors alleged Grice stabbed Butler and Cullum stabbed Kelley, claiming Adams purchased burner phones used by the suspects to coordinate the killings.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
The trio used burner phones for communication, the memo alleges.
—Adam Reiss, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
On July 6, she was contacted by a burner phone, and over the next three days there were sixteen interactions between Brainard-Barnes’ phone and the burner, court records show.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024
The famed Watergate reporter also details President Joe Biden’s frustrations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s assortment of burner phones.
—Michelle L. Price and Meg Kinnard, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2024
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Becca Longmire, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
The trio used burner phones for communication, the memo alleges.
—Adam Reiss, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
On July 6, she was contacted by a burner phone, and over the next three days there were sixteen interactions between Brainard-Barnes’ phone and the burner, court records show.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024
The famed Watergate reporter also details President Joe Biden’s frustrations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s assortment of burner phones.
—Michelle L. Price and Meg Kinnard, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Burner phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burner%20phone. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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