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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Police obtain search warrant for burner phone: reports Investigators secured a search warrant for a phone authorities found in an alley near the scene of last week's shooting, multiple news outlets reported.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
The police have found a burner phone, a water bottle and protein bar that were reportedly bought at the nearby Starbucks the suspect visited, and a backpack that reportedly contained Monopoly money and a Tommy Hilfiger jacket.
—Lindsey Choo, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Even a disposable burner phone might yield clues about communications and searches before the shooting.
—Karina Tsui, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Ashley Benefield's lawyer, Faith Brown, told police at the time that her client had been planning to leave her husband and had an escape plan, including a safe place to stay, a burner phone and a rental car rented under a different name.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
The police have found a burner phone, a water bottle and protein bar that were reportedly bought at the nearby Starbucks the suspect visited, and a backpack that reportedly contained Monopoly money and a Tommy Hilfiger jacket.
—Lindsey Choo, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Even a disposable burner phone might yield clues about communications and searches before the shooting.
—Karina Tsui, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Ashley Benefield's lawyer, Faith Brown, told police at the time that her client had been planning to leave her husband and had an escape plan, including a safe place to stay, a burner phone and a rental car rented under a different name.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Burner phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burner%20phone. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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