area code
noun
: a usually 3-digit number that identifies a particular telephone service area in a country (such as the U.S. or Canada)
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The director of Google DeepMind, the tech giant’s formidable AI lab, recognized the Swedish area code on his phone and froze, unable to believe what was on the precipice of happening.
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Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The number has changed several times over the years, from an area code of the town where Mega used to play to a No. 98, in honor of the club’s birth year.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2024
Later that day, someone called from a Google Voice number with a Los Angeles area code.
—Scott Yorko, Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2024
Ludacris is drinking water from different area codes.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
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Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The number has changed several times over the years, from an area code of the town where Mega used to play to a No. 98, in honor of the club’s birth year.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2024
Later that day, someone called from a Google Voice number with a Los Angeles area code.
—Scott Yorko, Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2024
Ludacris is drinking water from different area codes.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Area code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/area%20code. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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