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beeped

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past tense of beep

as in buzzed

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By morning, firefighting aircraft were back in the air dropping water on the Bryson fire in Malibu while the sound of generators purchased by outage-weary residents and business owners buzzed through the canyons.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
The doorbell rang constantly as patient after patient walked up to the white window and the volunteer receptionist buzzed them in for their appointments.

— Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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Anonymous tips can be phoned in to Crime Stoppers of Tarrant County at 817-469-8477.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
Kamel allegedly phoned Netanyahu just days before 7 October, adding to warnings from the previous month, when he is said to have flown to Israel to inform security officials in person that Hamas was planning a major assault, claimed the paper.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 14 Oct. 2026

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Defensive coordinator Corey Batoon dialed up more blitzes and two-high safety coverages in the second half, switching from a first-half strategy that was full of single-high and some three-man rushes.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
For the first twenty minutes, Payton’s script was dialed to perfection.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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So Parker telephoned the base posing as the doctor of Adams’ supposedly ailing mother and talked the young soldier’s superiors into issuing an emergency furlough.

— Dan Kelly July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
The average taxpayer who telephoned the IRS during tax season this year spent 14 minutes on hold, the advocate reports.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 27 June 2026

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