mobile phone

noun

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Internet and mobile phone service outages are common, especially during protests. Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025 Verizon Communications — The mobile phone and internet service provider dropped nearly 7% after saying wireless subscriber growth in the first quarter will soften due to off-season promotions by competitors. Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025 Nokia once commanded the mobile phone market before failing to pivot to smartphones. Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 One of the two passengers onboard the second flight to Tehran in September was Sergei Yurchenko, 46, who has also worked at the Rocket and Artillery Directorate, according to undated mobile phone records. Reuters, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mobile phone

Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mobile phone was in 1975

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“Mobile phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobile%20phone. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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